According to many reports, the Eagles and Saints have exchanged draft options with each other. The Saints receive the overall No. 16 and No. 19 drafts in the NFL 2022 draft, plus No. 194 in the sixth round. In return, the Eagles take No. 18 overall in the Saints’ Choice, plus No. 101 third rounder and No. 237 seventh tournament this year. The Eagles are also taking on future options in the form of the Saints’ first qualifying round in 2023 and the second round in 2024. Therefore, while the Saints choose an extra option for the first round this year, they will not have one of the year – and next year’s selection could be quite high based on how the Saints are expected to perform this year. season – and give up on a future second and third rounder. “One of the most one-sided transactions we’ve seen in a long time,” former Eagles and Browns executive Joe Banner said on Twitter. “The Saints 1,2 and 3 left them for 16 were enough to be able to use it to exchange almost any nfl player who was not a QB and had more options. Instead, they made a choice in the middle of the first round. Crazy.” Eagles GM Howie Roseman Succeeds in Saints Deal.Michael Hickey / Getty Images Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer explained the trade on the part of the Saints. “New Orleans now has three options in the Top 50 that they will have to create to address the issue of capitalization over the next two years, acquiring newer, cheaper roster talent,” he wrote on Twitter. “These three options (16, 19, 49) are in a good position, given the makeup of the category.” There has been some speculation that the Saints could pack their two options in the first round to try to climb and get a quarter ahead of what they are going to pick at the moment, but it remains to be seen if this was indeed a relief game. salary cap or a piece of chess in the service of even more roles and deals.
