Clifton Geathers

The Eagles traded nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga and a 2014 sixth-round pick to the Patriots in exchange for a 2014 fifth-round pick. ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the trade. The Eagles added Sopoaga this offseason from the San Francisco 49ers to be the starting nose tackle in the Eagles new 3-4 defensive scheme, but he never really grabbed the starting role - playing eight games with 18 tackles,

The Eagles thought enough of defensive lineman Clifton Geathers to acquire him from the Colts in exchange for FB Stanley Havili. A mountain of a man, at 6-foot-7 and 320 pounds, Geathers has the height and size 3-4 teams want at defensive end...

The Howie Roseman and Ryan Grigson connection is alive and well. Today the Eagles traded FB Stanley Havili to the Colts in exchange for DE Clifton Geathers. It's no secret that Chip Kelly doesn't use a FB in his offense, he didn't use one at Oregon so Havili didn't have a place on the team any longer...