Sean McCoy of Bills responds to rumors about the Eagles trade: "I should never have been traded anyway" in 2015



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The Buffalo Bills have had the opportunity to end rumors that the Eagles are chasing running back LeSean McCoy at a press conference on Wednesday. They chose not to.

The Eagles would have inquired about the possibility of a meeting with McCoy, who played in Philadelphia for the first six years of his career before being traded to Buffalo in 2015. The Eagles need to have a good time. a half-off after placing Jay Ajayi on the injured reserve with an injured knee this week. He will miss the season.

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Sean McDermott, a former Eagles assistant, has tried to stop this speculation.

"I'm never paying too much attention to" the rumors, McCoy told the press meeting at Bills, Orchard Park, in the state of New York. "This week we had the Texans, I'll be worried about that … hands full this week."

McDermott first stated that the front office of the Bills "was receiving calls all the time" on their players' transactions and that he "would not go into the details".

McDermott replied, "Men, that's why I started and started where I started (in the press conference), if you just want to hear the same answer, I'll give you the same answer. come and the jobs you have to do Respect where I come from He's a valued member of our football team, and I'm going to stop there. "

McCoy would not budge much either, although he once openly expressed his love for Philadelphia and the Eagles' organization, between two critics about former coach Chip Kelly.

Before being traded in 2015, McCoy had just finished a two-season season during which he had racked up 2,926 rushing yards, 694 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns total.

He made sure to report it Wednesday to the assembled media.

"I should never have traded (Eagles) anyway," McCoy said. "I was killing things, you know?"

McCoy admitted to hearing the latest rumors – that the Eagles were pursuing him – but refused to talk much about it.

"I heard about it [trade rumors], "McCoy said. I kind of stay focused on the job, the task at hand. I'll let this thing go by itself. We'll see what happens

McCoy, 30, started slowly this season, although he started the season with a rib injury. He has 170 rushing yards and zero touchdowns in four games.

The Bills are 2-3 after a fifth week win against the Tennessee Titans, who had beaten the Eagles a week ago.

The Eagles will face the Giants Thursday night in East Rutherford. For the moment, they will play with a back-field composed of Corey Clement, Wendell Smallwood and unedited rookie Josh Adams. Darren Sproles will be out for at least a week due to a thigh injury.

After Thursday, the Eagles may be chasing McCoy. Even though they should not.

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