Rumor: Bills and Vikings to the list of teams “sniffing around” on Mathis

[Strongman]

1:48pm: The Patriots have also expressed interest in Mathis, reports Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald (via Twitter). Meanwhile, Jim Thomas tweets that the Rams have denied having interest, though he rightly points out that the team adamantly denied that they had any interest in trading Sam Bradford.

1:29pm: Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com adds the Bills and Vikings to the list of teams “sniffing around” on Mathis, and says the Saints may be involved as well (Twitter link).

1:23pm: The Dolphins have been in touch with the Eagles about Mathis, reports Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald (via Twitter). The Rams are also believed to be in the mix, per Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (via Twitter).

1:11pm: The Eagles are working to trade guard Evan Mathis, a source tells Ian Rapoport of NFL Network (via Twitter). Dealing Mathis would be just the latest move in what has been a wild offseason for the Eagles.

Finding a marker for Mathis shouldn’t be too difficult considering his performance last season. Even though he only saw time in nine games, Mathis’ overall score of 25.8 (per Pro Football Focus, subscription required) ranked him as the second-best offensive guard in the NFL last season. The year prior, Mathis graded out as the very best guard in the NFL.

Mathis’ deal calls for him to earn a $5.5MM base with $1MM prorated in 2015, good for a total of $6.5MM. With an extra $500K in his base salary in 2016, that number jumps slightly to $7MM. Mathis is 33, but guards tend to age a little bit better than most other positions.

http://www.profootballrumors.com/eagles-working-trade-evan-mathis/

[Pinkerton Security]

Definitely interested - Chip is really deconstructing that team isnt he? Is

[stuckincincy]

So much for drafting 3 OL rookies last season and keeping them all on the roster, eh?... :smashfrea

[CoolBreeze]

Would be a great move

[SpikedLemonade]

I did not realize he is 33 years old.

[Ed]

So much for drafting 3 OL rookies last season and keeping them all on the roster, eh?... :smashfrea
Why wouldn't they keep them all? Henderson is still our starting RT for now and Kouandjio is our only backup OT. Richardson can still be a cheap young backup at OG. If they sign or draft any OG's they'll probably cut Urbik and/or Williams.

[Night Train]

Chip Kelly is nuts.

[Strongman]

It sounds like a few teams are interested. I wonder who or what we'd have to give up?

[Ed]

I believe Mathis would come with a $5.5 mil cap hit for this season and $6 mil for next season. He'll turn 34 during this season.

[stuckincincy]

Why wouldn't they keep them all? Henderson is still our starting RT for now and Kouandjio is our only backup OT. Richardson can still be a cheap young backup at OG. If they sign or draft any OG's they'll probably cut Urbik and/or Williams.

I'm sure they will. But they saddled themselves with keeping all three last season, and hoped that depleting the # of vet OLs they kept would be compensated by the rookie's performances. That was a dice roll, which (again) made them launch quick passes. Folks moan about lack of long pass patterns and inaccuracy, but it comes back to the years of compensating for OL players that aren't spiffy at maintaining blocks.

[jimmifli]

I'm fine with an old guy, but I'd rather have Blalock and not have to give up a pick.

[Strongman]

Chip Kelly is nuts.

It's almost Madden-like.

[cookie G]

I'm fine with an old guy, but I'd rather have Blalock and not have to give up a pick.

With the way things are going this year, player for player trades are back in vogue.

Do we have anyone from Oregon on the roster to throw in?

[jimmifli]

With the way things are going this year, player for player trades are back in vogue.

Do we have anyone from Oregon on the roster to throw in?
I wonder if it starts affecting draft position?

"Sure he's productive, but he's too small for the NFL"
"Maybe, but if it doesn't work out we can flip him to Chip"
"With the next pick in the..."

[paladin warrior]

Chip Kelly is nuts.
Yea Kelly is koo-koo- .Plus he taking too much enzyte pills with Hugh smile face everyday

[stuckincincy]

I wonder if it starts affecting draft position?

"Sure he's productive, but he's too small for the NFL"
"Maybe, but if it doesn't work out we can flip him to Chip"
"With the next pick in the..."

I think that the trades have affected club's draft priorities...big players coming into a division,or big players leaving.

The AFC East got a pile loaded into it. OTOH, the AFC North has seen a migration.

[cookie G]

I wonder if it starts affecting draft position?

"Sure he's productive, but he's too small for the NFL"
"Maybe, but if it doesn't work out we can flip him to Chip"
"With the next pick in the..."

It will be known as the great Evolutionary Anomaly of 2015- Ducks evolving into Eagles.

Scientists will be baffled, creationists will call it divine intervention.

And I found this a bit ironic, posted 3 hours ago:

Evan Mathis ‏@EvanMathis69 3h3 hours ago

Boring day on Twitter.

You spoke too soon, Mr. Mathis.

[wolfpack]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3732710785/2fdbc245a295c441f4904e92f0c82193_bigger.pngLes BowenVerified account‏@LesBowen (https://twitter.com/LesBowen)

Source close to situation confirms that @EvanMathis69 (https://twitter.com/EvanMathis69) trade is indeed close.

[cookie G]

Adam Beasley ‏@AdamHBeasley 52m52 minutes ago

Not so fast on Evan Mathis? Dolphins say there's no deal in the works. So pump the brakes.

[jimmifli]

It will be known as the great Evolutionary Anomaly of 2015- Ducks evolving into Eagles.

Scientists will be baffled, creationists will call it divine intervention.

And I found this a bit ironic, posted 3 hours ago:

Evan Mathis ‏@EvanMathis69 3h3 hours ago

Boring day on Twitter.

You spoke too soon, Mr. Mathis.
Some behind the scenes footage of Chip Kelly in action:
http://i.imgur.com/8yULscM.gif

[sudzy]

Do we have anymore Ducks left on the team to trade him?