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Eagles, Saints Swap First-Round Picks

NFL Draft - The Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints have agreed to a trade that will involve first-round picks over the next two seasons. Full details to follow, but the big-picture is this: the Eagles are sending two first-round picks to the Saints in exchange for a first-rounder this year, another first-rounder next year, and a second-rounder in 2024, with a handful of later-round picks changing hands to make the point charts happy.

OK, so ... why? The Saints move up from 18 to 16, passing the Eagles and also the L.