NFL Notes: Eagles, Panthers, Redskins, Saints, & Vikings

Eagles

• Phil Sheridan writes that there are four players who could be available for trade leading up to and during the draft including: DL Fletcher Cox, ILB Mychal Kendricks, CB Brandon Boykin and G Evan Mathis.
• Sheridan also doesn’t rule out the possibility that QB Sam Bradford could be made available for trade.

Panthers

• David Newton mentions that it’s his gut feeling that the Panthers will ultimately take a receiver or a running back in round one if the right player is still on the board at No. 25.
• Newton lists Central Florida’s Breshard Perriman, Miami’s Phillip Dorsett, Ohio State’s Devin Smith and USC’s Nelson Agholor as receivers to keep an eye on for Carolina.
• Newton seriously doubts the Panthers would take Oklahoma WR Doriel Green-Beckham in round one.

Redskins

• In the event the Redskins exercise Robert Griffin III’s fifth-year option, John Keim believes owner Dan Synder would likely be the driving force behind the move.
• Keim wouldn’t be surprised if the team ultimately elected to exercise RGIII‘s option, but he believes there’s still risk involved.

Saints

• Mike Triplett writes that the Saints won’t force themselves into a position where they have to take an edge rusher at No. 13 overall.
• Instead, Triplett could see them grabbing a receiver or defensive lineman at No. 13 and then looking for a cornerback or inside linebacker at No. 31 overall.
• In round two, Triplett mentions that the Saints could look for a guard or tight end.
• Triplett believes Arizona State WR Jaelen Strong and Miami WR Phillip Dorsett could both make sense for the Saints at No. 31 or No. 44 overall.
• Triplett sees Washington’s Shaq Thompson, UCLA’s Eric Kendricks and TCU’s P.J. Dawson as intriguing options for the Saints given that they could use some athleticism at inside linebacker.

Vikings

• Ben Goessling considers Chad Greenway to still be the team’s best option at weakside linebacker, even though Gerald Hodges could push him for the job.
• Despite reports that Adrian Peterson may want the Vikings to guarantee a portion of the remaining money in his contract, Goessling doesn’t think money is a bigger issue than loyalty to Peterson.
• In fact, Goessling believes Peterson would be willing to take less money to facilitate a trade.