PHILADELPHIA — Desperate for a franchise quarterback, the Philadelphia Eagles can get their man. Soon.
The Eagles acquired the No. 2 overall pick in next week’s draft from Cleveland for five picks Wednesday. The Browns are getting Philadelphia’s first-round pick this year (No. 8), a third-round pick (No. 77) and fourth-rounder (No. 100), plus a first-rounder in 2017 and a fourth-rounder in 2018.
Cleveland also sends a fourth-round pick in 2017 to the Eagles.
The trade allows Philadelphia to select one of the top quarterback prospects, Carson Wentz of North Dakota State or Jared Goff of California at No. 2. The Los Angeles Rams already acquired the top overall pick from Tennessee for a slew of picks and have indicated they will take a quarterback.
PANTHERS: Josh Norman, one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks, is an unrestricted free agent after Carolina surprisingly rescinded its non-exclusive franchise tag offer.
Norman didn’t sign the offer from the Panthers that would have paid him $13.9 million in 2016. Now he can sign for any team.
JETS: New York signed offensive tackle Luke Marquardt, adding depth to its front line.
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