Eagles quarterback Chase Daniel is drawing trade interest, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). Rapoport adds that the signal caller is “one to watch.”
Daniel was signed to a lucrative three-year deal by the Eagles at the outset of free agency to serve as Sam Bradford‘s backup. Later in the offseason, when Bradford was shipped to the Vikings, he was leapfrogged by rookie Carson Wentz for the starting job. Daniel was less-than-thrilled about the way things turned out and he might like to join a team that will give him a better path to the field.
Daniel, entering his age-31 season, still doesn’t have a major body of work to show teams. Through seven NFL seasons, he’s only attempted 78 passes while backing up Drew Brees, Alex Smith, and Wentz.
He has two years to go on his contract, a deal which was said to include $12MM fully guaranteed and a base value of $21MM. In theory, the deal could be worth more, depending on playing time and other incentives.
See ya…just don’t see it happening as the cap implications complicate getting rid of him. They overpaid by a ton last year but they had to, they needed a veteran backup at the time and didn’t know Wentz would be there for them.