Philadelphia Eagles rumors: Team tried to trade for Dion Jordan

Dion Jordan has had an eventful NFL career since the moment the Miami Dolphins selected him in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Unfortunately for him and the Dolphins, that has included a number of issues off the field.

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This week saw Jordan have a PED suspension lifted, only to have a four-game suspension issued for violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. Jordan indicated that he has issues to address and get right while he is away from the team.

On the football field, Jordan remains an exciting prospect. In his rookie season the 24-year-old logged 26 tackles and 2.0 sacks.

There were some grumblings this past off-season that the Dolphins might look to trade Jordan, though they insisted that was not the case. That did not stop certain NFL teams from calling to try and trade for Jordan. The Philadelphia Eagles were reportedly one of those teams.

Per Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald:

"Not long after Dennis Hickey became general manager of the Miami Dolphins he got a phone call from the Philadelphia Eagles. They were interested in making a trade for Dion Jordan.The Dolphins were not interested.It was a short conversation and that was that. Reports that the Dolphins were actively shopping Jordan (and others) were not correct. But one team — the Eagles — were indeed interested in the third overall selection of the 2013 draft.And so they reached out to Miami."

Besides the high upside that Jordan offers, the Dolphins were not inclined to trade Jordan because of certain salary cap implications, according to Salguero.

Once Jordan does return, the Dolphins will hope to get their payoff for sticking with their guy through a rocky start to his career.

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