DETROIT - If disciplining Nigel Bradham was the reason, the decision to utilize a linebacker rotation in the nickel defense in the first half Sunday might have made some sense.
But Doug Pederson said that wasn't the case after the Eagles' 24-23 loss to the Lions, and his response passed the sniff test because otherwise why would Jordan Hicks have also come off the field for Mychal Kendricks and Stephen Tulloch?
"No, not at all," Pederson said when asked if Bradham's curtailed playing time had anything to do with his latest scrap with the law.