The Eagles signed cornerback Asante Samuel, then the crown jewel of the free agency market, back on February 29, 2008. He earned Pro Bowl honors in his first three seasons in Philadelphia and was tied for the league lead with nine interceptions in 2009.
Samuel's tenure with the Eagles ended on April 25, 2012 when he was sent to Atlanta in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick. Even though Samuel hasn't played for the Eagles in the past three seasons, he still continues to help the team to this day.
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LB Emmanuel Acho
WR Nelson Agholor
WR Seyi Ajirotutu
DT Beau Allen
LB Kiko Alonso
G Josh Andrews
WR Miles Austin
WR Rasheed Bailey
DE Brandon Bair
T Allen Barbre
QB Matt Barkley
RB Kenjon Barner
LB Connor Barwin
DB E.J. Biggers
CB Brandon Boykin
G Brett Boyko
QB Sam Bradford
LB Bryan Braman
G Malcolm Bunche
TE Trey Burton
CB Nolan Carroll
TE Brent Celek
C Mike Coccia
WR Riley Cooper
S Jerome Couplin
DE Fletcher Cox
DE Vinny Curry
WR Devante Davis
LB Jordan Dewalt-Ondijo
LS Jon Dorenbos
TE Zach Ertz
CB Randall Evans
G Andrew Gardner
TE Andrew Gleichert
LB Najee Goode
T Kevin Graf
LB Brandon Graham
WR John Harris
DE Taylor Hart
LB Brandon Hepburn
LB Jordan Hicks
WR Josh Huff
S Malcolm Jenkins
T Lane Johnson
LB Brad Jones
P Donnie Jones
C Jason Kelce
DT Wade Keliikipi
T Dennis Kelly
LB Mychal Kendricks
QB G.J. Kinne
DT Bennie Logan
LB Travis Long
WR Jeff Maehl
S Chris Maragos
RB Ryan Mathews
WR Jordan Matthews
CB Byron Maxwell
DE Frank Mayes
DE B.J. McBryde
DE Brian Mihalik
G John Moffitt
C David Molk
RB Raheem Mostert
RB DeMarco Murray
K Cody Parkey
T Jason Peters
WR Quron Pratt
S Chris Prosinski
DE Travis Raciti
S Ed Reynolds
DB Denzel Rice
CB Eric Rowe
LB DeMeco Ryans
QB Mark Sanchez
P Kip Smith
LB Marcus Smith
DB JaCorey Shepherd
RB Darren Sproles
QB Tim Tebow
DE Cedric Thornton
DB Walter Thurmond
G Matt Tobin
TE Eric Tomlinson
RB Matthew Tucker
TE Justin Tukes
C Julian Vandervelde
CB Jaylen Watkins
G/T Jared Wheeler
S Earl Wolff
The seventh-round pick acquired in the trade with Atlanta was used on running back Bryce Brown three days later. In 2012, Brown provided the two best single-game rookie rushing performances in franchise history. He gained 178 yards and scored two touchdowns against Carolina and one week later rushed for 169 yards and two more scores against Dallas.
Two years later, on May 10, 2014, Brown was traded to Buffalo for a conditional draft pick. The two teams also swapped seventh-round picks. With the seventh-round pick acquired from the Bills, the Eagles selected nose tackle Beau Allen, who was the backup to Bennie Logan and provided valuable snaps as a reserve last season. The Bills selected tackle Seantrel Henderson, who started all 16 games at right tackle.
The other draft pick that the Eagles received from Buffalo was a 2015 fourth-round selection that originally belonged to the San Francisco 49ers, but was given to Buffalo as part of the Stevie Johnson draft-day trade in 2014.
With that fourth-round pick, the 113th overall selection, in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Eagles ... made another trade. The Eagles upgraded the pick by sending it to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a third-round choice in 2016. The move made sense for the Eagles because they currently do not have a second-round pick next year following the Sam Bradford trade. The Lions, with the fourth-round pick, tabbed defensive tackle Gabe Wright out of Auburn.
The Eagles traded Samuel over three years ago. Through a series of moves, the Eagles have turned a seventh-round pick into a future third-round pick.
