The Philadelphia Eagles traded CB Brandon Boykin to the Steelers for a conditional 2016 fifth-round pick on Sunday.
- Eagles HC Chip Kelly said that the conditional fifth-round pick can become a fourth-round selection if Boykin plans 60 percent of the team’s snaps this year. (Jeff McLane)
We have traded with the Eagles for CB Brandon Boykin in exchange for a conditional 5th-Rd pick in the 2016 Draft. pic.twitter.com/aYWt5nHuj8
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 1, 2015
Philadelphia reportedly has had Boykin on the trading block for several months now, but it appears as though it until now for someone to step up an offer the kind of deal for the Eagles to part ways with the slot corner.
Boykin, 25, was taken in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He has one year remaining on his four-year, $2.505 million rookie contract that includes a base salary of $1.542 million.
In 2014, Boykin appeared in all 16 games and recorded 41 tackles, one interception, a forced fumble and nine pass defenses for the Eagles. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 21 cornerback out of 108 qualifying players.
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