BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Eagles re-signed Sam Bradford and committed more than $140 million in guaranteed money this offseason, and owner Jeffrey Lurie expects the team to be a playoff contender in Doug Pederson's first season. He said the moves were made, however, to improve the team's long-term outlook.
"We expect to compete for the division title," Lurie said Tuesday at the NFL's annual meetings. "But at the same time . . . it's maximizing short-term, maximizing mid-term, maximizing long-term. One of the reasons for . . . making those trades was a change in the preference of how we wanted to allocate the resources.