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Report: NFL executive questions hype around Sam Bradford

Published Jul. 6, 2015 11:25 a.m. ET

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By David Kenyon

The Philadelphia Eagles made a head-turning offseason move when they acquired Sam Bradford from the St. Louis Rams in exchange for Nick Foles, but one NFL executive is surprised at something else: Why do we care so much?

According to Mark Eckel of NJ.com, “one of the league’s top executives” said he doesn’t understand the hype around the oft-injured quarterback:

The anonymous executive continued, saying that Bradford wouldn’t be a mainstay in the headlines had he been shipped somewhere else. However, the exec admitted that Philadelphia head coach Chip Kelly is “the one guy” who can change the outlook of Bradford’s NFL career:

Bradford has been productive while on the field, but the quarterback has sustained three season-shortening injuries during his five-year NFL career. In 2011, an ankle injury caused him to miss six games. An ACL tear ended Bradford’s 2013 campaign after seven games, and another ACL injury sidelined him for 2014.

Nevertheless, Philly traded Foles and a second-round pick for Bradford, who the Eagles hope can stay under center for an entire season.

The hype train has steadily rolled along throughout the season, and optimism abounds in Philadelphia. Bradford could be Kelly’s third reclamation project, considering Foles and Mark Sanchez both thrived at times under the now-third-year NFL coach.

Bradford has the potential to be special, but perhaps we’re paying a little too much attention to someone who hasn’t played a full season in three years.

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