Saints and Eagles expected to be aggressive at trade deadline

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The Saints and Eagles entered the season as two of the favorites in the NFC, and are also expected to be two of the most aggressive teams seeking additions prior to the trade deadline. That deadline is looming a week from Tuesday, with the Saints and Eagles sniffing around on some of the same players.

Both teams are seeing if there is a cornerback available at the right price who could bolster their secondary, sources said, and while the Eagles have been exploring trades for running backs for weeks, they are also open to adding a receiver, as well, sources said.

If there is a blockbuster trade, or two, completed at the deadline, rival general managers continue to point to these two teams as the most likely to be involved. Both are in Super Bowl Now mode, with the Eagles trying to repeat and the Saints, who made a bold move to trade up for emerging force Marcus Davenport, committed to trying to win another Lombardi Trophy before Drew Brees, 39, eventually retires.

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