Darren Sproles learned of Saints-Eagles trade on Twitter, felt ‘disrespected’
By Mike Dyce
With the rate that news breaks and leaks out on the internet, it isn’t so surprising that news about player moves can come out before teams have a chance to tell the players involved. That seems to be the case when the New Orleans Saints traded running back Darren Sproles to the Philadelphia Eagles.
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“I felt disrespected there,’’ said Sproles, via NJ.com.
“Listen, I understand this is business and all of that, but (when they talked about trading him) they put it up on Twitter. That’s how I found out. There was a screen shot and a friend of mine texted it to me. I felt they did me wrong.
“First, Sean (Payton) told me they were going to cut me. Then I find out on Twitter they’re trading me. That’s just not right.
“So I really haven’t been in contact with anyone there since I left. I really haven’t paid attention to what they’re doing. I’m more focused on what’s happening here.’’
Sproles can feel good and that there is some karmic justice in the world. The Saints are 1-3 and coming off a thorough beat down at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles and Sproles meanwhile are at 3-1.
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