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\n\t(Bloomberg) \u2014 The Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 Super Bowl odds lengthened to 30-1 from 25-1 after the team acquired quarterback Sam Bradford and traded away Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy, according to SportsBook.ag.<\/p>\n
\tOdds on favorite Seattle Seahawks, who last month came within one yard of their second-straight Super Bowl title, narrowed with their acquisition of Pro Bowl tight end Jimmy Graham. The Antigua-based online sports book immediately moved Seattle to 13-2 from 15-2, then lowered it again to 11-2 after heavy betting on Seattle.<\/p>\n
\tThe Seahawks and Eagles are among six National Football League teams whose odds were adjusted as bettors reacted to the flurry of trades and signings that ushered in the first official day of free agency.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cWe\u2019re getting the news in real time, so are our bettors, and they\u2019re betting into markets that we\u2019re constantly updating,\u201d Peter Childs, Sportsbook.ag\u2019s head supervisor of risk management, said in an e-mail. \u201cWe welcome the action.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe Eagles yesterday dealt quarterback Nick Foles, the team\u2019s starter for the past two years, and two draft picks to the St. Louis Rams for Bradford and a pick. The Eagles were 14-4 in games Foles started under coach Chip Kelly; Bradford, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2010 draft, is 18-30-1 as an NFL starter.<\/p>\n
\tBradford, 27, who hasn\u2019t played since 2013 because of a knee injury, has one year at $13 million remaining on his contract. Foles, a year younger than Bradford, is owed $1.52 million in the final year of his rookie deal.<\/p>\n
\tThe Eagles also lost out when running back Frank Gore, who had planned to sign in Philadelphia, decided instead to join the Indianapolis Colts. Last week Philadelphia agree to trade McCoy to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso. Kelly took over player personnel decisions for the team in January.<\/p>\n
\tStarting Backfield<\/p>\n
\t\u201cThe Eagles basically lost their entire starting backfield in a matter of a week,\u201d said Childs, who called the the Foles- Bradford swap a \u201cdowngrade\u201d for Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
\tThe Seahawks have been the betting favorite to win the 2016 Super Bowl since Seattle lost this year\u2019s title to New England on an interception with less than a minute remaining. Yesterday the defending National Football Conference champions added Graham, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, and a fourth round draft pick in exchange for center Max Unger and a first-round selection.<\/p>\n
\tThe Jets\u2019 odds at Sportsbook.ag moved to 75-1 from 100-1 after the team signed cornerback Darrelle Revis, who played for the team from 2007-2012.<\/p>\n
\tColts Improve<\/p>\n
\tThe Colts\u2019 Super Bowl odds also narrowed, to 10-1 from 15-1, after Indianapolis added Gore, linebacker Trent Cole and defensive lineman Kendall Langford, with ESPN reporting it will also sign Pro Bowl wide receiver Andre Johnson.<\/p>\n
\tThe Eagles weren\u2019t the only team whose Super Bowl odds lengthened. The San Francisco 49ers, affected by departures and the unexpected retirement of linebacker Patrick Willis, moved to 40-1 from 25-1.<\/p>\n
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