Pick two: Saints trade with Eagles, move up in 1st round, add additional 1st-round selection

NEW ORLEANS – SEPTEMBER 25: An interior view of the field showing the New Orleans Saints logo, a fleur-de-lis, in the newly refurbished Superdome prior to the Monday Night Football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints on September 25, 2006 at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tonight’s game marks the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck last August, that the Superdome, which served as a temporary shelter to thousands of stranded victims in the wake of Katrina, has played host to an NFL game. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

by: Ed Daniels

Posted: Apr 4, 2022 / 03:24 PM EDT

Updated: Apr 5, 2022 / 12:00 PM EDT

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles have completed a trade that will provide New Orleans with two first-round picks in this year’s draft.

The Saints get the Eagles two first-round selections, No. 16 and No. 19, and a sixth-round pick, No. 194.

The Eagles get the Saints first-round pick, No. 18, a first-round pick in 2023, a second-round pick in 2024, a third-round pick in this year’s draft, No. 101, and a seventh-round pick, No. 237, in the 2022 draft.

A league source confirmed the trade to WGNO Sports.

The deal was first reported by ESPN.