Who Called Whom?

I’ve noticed a glaring discrepancy in published accounts of the Eagles-Cowboys first round trade in Saturday’s draft. The contradiction raises the question of who initiated the trade? Bob Ford at the Inqy is the latest to report in that paper that it was “Owner Jeff Lurie who] was given the assignment of calling Dallas owner Jerry Jones and brokering the deal.”

 

On the other hand, SI’s Peter King says that “Jones got on the phone, calling every team after Kansas City. He took a stab at offering Philly owner Jeff Lurie, sitting at 26, the pick acquired from Cleveland (36th overall) plus third- and sixth-round picks. Lurie came back and said, ‘Give us your third and fifth and it's a deal.’'

 

Now, the reported inconsistencies may not amount to a hill of beans. In the scheme of things it probably doesn’t matter who called whom. But I am intrigued that apparently both camps are trying to publicly take credit for initiating the deal.