- Hefty trade involves eight total selections changing hands
- Trade could signal Saints will move up 2022 draft
The New Orleans Saints picked up a second first-round pick in this month’s NFL draft from the Philadelphia Eagles in a trade on Monday that involved eight total selections changing hands.
The Eagles dealt the 16th and 19th overall picks plus a sixth-rounder to the Saints in return for the 18th overall pick, selections in the third and seventh rounds, New Orleans’ 2023 first-round pick and a 2024 second-rounder. The hefty trade leaves the Saints with two picks in the middle of the first round instead of one.
