In 2016, the Rams --- St. Louis or Los Angeles --- are going to be in the market for a quarterback. Meanwhile, Sam Bradford is going to be looking at potential landing places.
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Bradford's seemingly secure future with the Eagles was turned upside down with the firing Tuesday night of coach Chip Kelly. Before his dismissal, Kelly had stated publicly that he wanted to re-sign Bradford, whose contract runs out this year.
Bradford said he hopes he remains an Eagle in 2016, but admits that there are a lot of moving parts in the decision-making process -- both from his perspective and Philadelphia's.
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"I still enjoy the guys on this team. I enjoy the city," Bradford said, according to CSNPhilly.com. "I've enjoyed my time here. I think, obviously, a lot of it depends on who they hire as a coach and what kind of offensive scheme he wants to run.
"Yeah, obviously, the future is uncertain right now. We play the Giants on Sunday and I think that's all I'm focused on. That's all that everyone is focused on. After that's over with, and the season's over, we can kind of sit down and kind of think about the future."
Eagles offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur's name has come up as a candidate to replace Kelly, which would attract Bradford because they have a history that goes back to Bradford's rookie year with the Rams in 2010 when Shurmur was offensive coordinator in St. Louis.
Almost certainly, the Eagles offense will change, even if Shurmur is named head coach, from Kelly's up-tempo attack. But Shurmur also could remain in Philadelphia as part of the new staff, which Bradford say could sway him.
"Obviously, me and Pat have a great relationship," Bradford said. "We were together in St. Louis my rookie year. I have a great deal of respect for Pat. I think him being here definitely would be a part of that decision."
But if Shurmur is not part of the Eagles future, there's another place where Bradford would have a comfort zone -- that's in St. Louis, where he spent five injury-riddled seasons.
The relationship between the team and the quarterback would be the big question mark -- whether there was any animosity when the Rams traded Bradford for Nick Foles.
Both parties would understand what they're getting into if a reunion happened. Bradford had a minor setback this season because of a concussion, but he was relatively healthy after having two season-ending ACL tears in St. Louis.
What a coup for the Rams, who traded Bradford for Foles and a second-round pick if it were to get Bradford at a bigger discount and still have the pick. Bradford would have some familiarity of the offense, not to mention playing alongside running back Todd Gurley. That would take a big weight off Bradford's shoulders in carrying the offense --- and help keep Bradford happy.
In any event, Bradford's offseason should be an interesting one.
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