Eagles land Ernie Sims in 3-way Trade

The Eagles have landed former Lions linebacker Ernie Sims in a three-way trade with Detroit and Denver, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Philadelphia traded a fifth-round pick (No. 137) in this week's draft to the Broncos, according to the club. The Broncos traded tight end Tony Scheffler and a seventh-round pick to the Detroit Lions.

Sims, the ninth overall pick in the '06 draft, will visit with reporters via conference call at 12:45 p.m. ET.

"Ernie Sims is an impact player at the linebacker position," said coach Andy Reid in a news release. "He brings a lot of energy to our already energized defense. We are looking forward to adding him to our team."

With Stewart Bradley returning to middle linebacker, Sims will likely compete for a starting job at one of the other two spots. Sims started 59 games for the Lions and he had 2.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and one interception. He only started eight games for the Lions last season, in part, because of a shoulder injury. But he also lost his spot because a younger player named DeAndre Levy was more productive than Sims.

The Eagles are hoping that the 25-year-old can revive his career in Philly. Sims was a team captain and he's considered an excellent leader. Obviously, the Eagles are in search of leaders with the departures of Brian Westbrook and Donovan McNabb. We'll see what Sims has to say about where he fits into Sean McDermott's defense.

It is good to see the Eagles are reading the NFC Beast blog, as I stated last week that they needed help at linebacker....come on, did you think I wasn't going to pat myself on the back for that one?