Once upon a time, the Philadelphia Eagles almost landed a first-round pick, which would’ve been Patrick Peterson according to Joe Banner.
The days of the NFL Lockout were quite interesting at the time for the Philadelphia Eagles. In hindsight, the team didn’t have much success. At the time, though, it felt like the Eagles were onto something special. You know, something like a dream team. We all know that year was the time the Eagles landed Nnamdi Asomugha in free agency. It seemed as though the former first-rounder was going to solve the Eagles problems in the secondary. Well, he created even more.
Nowadays, Eagles fans genuinely seem over the fact that all of those negative events happened at once in 2011. However, when it gets brought up, the old memories tend to sting a bit. And recently, former Eagles president Joe Banner revealed some more information about that time that could throw some salt in the wound. Not only did the Eagles sign Asomugha, who failed miserably in Philly — but they also just missed out on landing cornerback, Patrick Robinson.
On Twitter, the former Eagles president stumbled across a conversation, which involved Eagles training camp trades over the year. One of the trades happened to be the one involved with the Arizona Cardinals when the Eagles sent Kevin Kolb over there for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round pick. When Banner hopped in the conversation, he revealed that the original deal was actually a second-round pick, along with a first-rounder.
The original deal was a 1 and a 2. The lockout caused it to change. The 1 would’ve been Patrick Peterson 😩😳 https://t.co/8fmCTBP0IN
— Joe Banner (@JoeBanner13) July 28, 2019
Because of the NFL lockout, the deal changed to a second-round pick, along with DRC. Had the Eagles landed the first-rounder initially, they would’ve been on the board with the fifth-overall pick. Banner then reveals they would’ve followed the footsteps of the Cardinals and select Peterson with the pick. It’s unfortunate, but the Eagles surely missed out on a good one here.
At this point in his career, Peterson is a four-time All-Pro and an eight-time Pro Bowler. Although he’s been on an Arizona team that has struggled a lot recently, he still remained one of their bright spots on the team. The Eagles obviously fared well without Peterson eventually, winning a Super Bowl in 2017. But the thought of potentially having Peterson is a tough one.