Eagles Acquire Safety Rudy Ford in Trade With Cardinals
By Parker White
On Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles added some depth to their secondary, acquiring safety Rudy Ford from the Arizona Cardinals for defensive tackle Bruce Hector.
The Eagles secondary depth will be tested right out of the gate against the Washington Redskins in Week 1, with Devin Ross, Jalen Mills and Ronald Darby all either questionable or out for the team's first game.
DT Bruce Hector is headed to the #AZCardinals. A rare player-for-player trade. https://t.co/JTKd9vPSkw
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 22, 2019
Arizona selected Ford in the sixth round back in 2017. He'll be entering the third year of a four-year, $2.54 million contract, making a $645,000 base salary for this upcoming season.
Ford appeared in only 13 games for the Cardinals last year, racking up nine combined tackles.
TRADE: Cardinals Trading S Rudy Ford To Eagles https://t.co/yFjZn3Xx9m pic.twitter.com/QWsrZ9EYzR
— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) August 22, 2019
Hector, on the other hand, went undrafted out of South Florida and signed with the Eagles on a three-year, $1.71 million contract back in May of 2018.
He fought his way onto the active roster at the end of last season and appeared in just eight games, recording two combined tackles and 0.5 sacks.