The most predictable thing about the Eagles on draft day during the Andy Reid era is that they are almost always bound to do something entirely unpredictable.
Sticking to form yesterday, when it was time for Roger Goodell to announce the Eagles' first-round pick, the NFL commissioner instead stepped to the podium in New York to reveal that the Carolina Panthers had taken University of Pittsburgh offensive tackle Jeff Otah.
The Eagles, for the second straight year, had traded out of the first round entirely, a move that the head coach said was driven by the team's inability to move up in the first round and an offer from the Panthers he didn't think could be refused. Continue