ALLEN PARK -- A third-round pick is a hefty price to pay for an eight-game rental, which is exactly what Golden Tate will be for the Eagles if they can't re-sign him.
What's the message they're sending by making the move?
"We are going to keep our foot on the gas," said Howie Roseman, Philadelphia's executive vice president of football operations. "That's our message to our fans and that's our message to our organization. We are not going to sit on our hands. When you get an opportunity a it's hard to find really good players and this is a really good player, who really fits this culture, this community and this city.