Hey Sleeves...

Let me start by saying this- I don't necessarily blame Sam Bradford for his recent behavior. In the NFL, you have a limited window to make money thanks to the non-guaranteed nature of their contracts, and when that's over, you're done. When the Eagles traded up to #2 in the 2016 NFL Draft, the writing was on the wall for Bradford that he both wasn't long for starting in Philly, and that he may not get that second year on his deal. I don't blame him for demanding a trade, and in the process trying to kill his own value to the Eagles. With a fairly large payroll number by him the next two years, he's not easy to move. Bradford was simply being a smart business man.

Playing the leverage game only works for so long though, and there's another side to this reality- Bradford's situation is no one else's fault. Sam Bradford is not a bad NFL quarterback, he's a roughly average quarterback, if he stays on the field. His problem is that the expectations on him were much higher. He was picked #1 overall by the then St. Louis Rams. and just hasn't been that player. He's good enough to play and start for the right price. He's not the guy the Eagles are going to build the future around though. Now, in the interest of trying to guarantee himself something he really hasn't earned yet in the league, he's risking his job as a starter, just to prove a point.

I don't think the Eagles did Sam Bradford a solid, if they indeed didn't tell him this was their direction when they signed him. Sam Bradford is being compensated healthily though to play a boys' game as an adult. He's a multi-millionaire, for playing football. Yes, his team picked someone who will compete for his job with him. He still has a big time contract, as he has since being picked #1 in the 2010 draft, and should show up and play football for that money. He of all people, should know that Carson Wentz is guaranteed absolutely nothing.