Philadelphia coach Andy Reid insists the team are in no hurry to trade back-up quarterback Kevin Kolb.
Plenty of interest in Kolb but Eagles not ready to deal - yet
Philadelphia coach Andy Reid insists the team are in no hurry to trade back-up quarterback Kevin Kolb, but admitted that there had been interest in him from around the NFL.
Kolb started last season as the starter and successor to Donovan McNabb, but an injury let Michael Vick in and he responded with Pro Bowl season that earned him the starting job.
Kolb has therefore been relegated to back-up, but he has shown enough already to prove he could be a starter and he has already spoken of his desire to play more football, even if that means leaving Philadelphia.
With just one year left on his contract, a trade away from the Eagles looks inevitable for Kolb, but although Reid says he has received some interest he insists he is in no hurry to do a deal.
"As this thing pick up, I'm sure it will continue," Reid told the team website. "He's ours. Everything else from there is easy.
Interest
"It's kind of like what I said last year (about McNabb). If people are interested, they'll come to you. But on the other hand, do we love Kevin Kolb? Are you kidding me?
"(Kolb) is a hell of a football player. You look at his numbers and the things he did when he had the opportunity to start - all the 300-yard games he put together and the way he commands the offense and all these things, you're not in a big hurry to get rid of Kevin Kolb."
Vick is clearly the starter though, after he signed a one-year contract after being franchised by the team following a career year that led him back to the Pro Bowl, despite losing in the play-offs at home to Green Bay.
Vick, who was handed a second chance by the Eagles after being jailed for dogfighting, recorded career bests for passing yards with 3,018, touchdowns both passing (21) and rushing (nine) as well as best-ever marks in completion percentage and passer rating.
Plenty of teams are in need of a quarterback, but trading right now, especially for an asking price expected to be a first round draft pick, is proving tricky considering the current player lockout.
