By Chris Wesseling
The Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills agreed to pull off a rare blockbuster trade on Tuesday.
The Eagles have agreed to send two-time All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy to Buffalo in exchange for linebacker Kiko Alonso, NFL Media columnist Michael Silver reported. The trade would not become official until March 10.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the trade.
The Eagles’ willingness to part with McCoy is a stunner on the surface, but this is essentially a salary dump in which the return value is a young linebacker with Pro Bowl potential.
Chip Kelly was reluctant to devote $11.95 million in cap space to McCoy after watching the 26-year-old’s production drop from 5.1 yards per carry and 10.4 yards per reception to 4.2 and 5.5, respectively.
