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In a move that wasn’t all too surprising, the St. Louis Rams have released Marc Bulger.  The 33-year old quarterback was released in move that most believe all but solidifies Sam Bradford as the number one pick in this years draft and will be the new face of the franchise in St. Louis.  The Rams were one of many teams that were impressed with Bradford’s workout during his pro day and silenced any doubts about his recovery from shoulder surgery.

The Rams have also signed quarterback A.J. Feeley during the offseason and currently have Kyle Boller and rookie Keith Null on the roster.  Bulger was due $8.5 million this upcoming season and will give the team a little bit more to play with to bring on some new talent for a team that finished 1-15 last season.

In his nine season career, all in St. Louis, he had a 62.1 completion percentage throwing for 22,814 yards with 122 touchdowns and 93 interceptions.  Bulger was a Pro Bowl selection in 2004 and 2006.

The trade rumors have finally been realized, Donovan McNabb has has been shipped out of Philadelphia.  If that didn’t surprise you, the team he will be playing for this season will.  McNabb is officially a Redskin.  The Eagles dealt their all-star quarterback to a division rival, a move many are debating to be a smart move or not, for a second round pick (37 overall) in this years draft and a provisional pick in the 2011 draft.

McNabb was entering into his final year of the contract with the Eagles and after head coach Andy Reid’s assurances during and right after the Super Bowl that the Pro Bowl quarterback would remain an Eagle, many figured the next step was contract extension.  Enter trade rumors.  Talk arose over the last few weeks that McNabb would be traded and the signal caller himself released a statement that he wanted to remain in Philadelphia.  He added however, that if he was going to be traded that the Eagles do it quickly.  Reid came out and said the Eagles were listening to offers for McNabb.

Many analysts are debating whether or not the decision to deal McNabb to a division rival will end up hurting the Eagles in the long run.  Yes the Eagles have a more than capable quarterback in Kevin Kolb and now backup Michael Vick, but with a rival power in the NFC East that desperately needed a proven quarterback obtaining McNabb things can get awful close and immediately makes the East a question mark.