Eagles Reluctant To Trade McNabb

PHILADELPHIA - Fox 29 has learned that the Philadephia Eagles are divided on a Donovan McNabb trade, with one very powerful Eagle blocking a potential deal.

The NFL free agency period has officially begun and, as teams make offers and deals, reports say Donovan McNabbb could be traded soon.

There are many interested teams out there, but right now the Eagles are not accepting any offers yet.

Sources tell Fox 29's sports department that the St. Louis Rams are not one of those teams, contrary to some reports.

But we're also being told that trading McNabb is not going to be easy because internally the Eagles' brass wants to move him but Andy Reid does not.

A spokesperson for the Eagles contacted Fox 29 and denied our report.

Nine restricted free agents were tenderized Thursday. Cornerback Ellis Hobbs was the only Eagle tagged with first-round compensation.

The Birds and Leonard Weaver could not agree on a contract extension, so they offered Weaver a second-round tender. A long-tem deal is reportedly close to being finalized.

Now, what all of this means is that if another team signs one of these players to an offer sheet, the Eagles would have seven days to match. But if they choose not to match, they would receive a 2010 draft pick compensation for that player.

The Eagles are believed to be evaluating free agents like Packers defensive end Aarom Kampman.

Julius Peppers and Kyle Vanden Bosch are likely off the free agent market after they have been linked to Chicago and Detroit.