Eagles Don't Tamper, Lose Brown

Jason Brown's agent basically says that the Eagles played by the league's rules and didn't tamper with his client before he became a free agent. How else to take this Harold Lewis comment:

Brown agreed to a contract with the St. Louis Rams last night. His agent, Harold Lewis, said the Eagles were among the first teams to inquirer about his client when free agency started at 12:01 a.m. yesterday. But the Rams called first.

"The Eagles showed some really strong interest in Jason, but we had no inkling until midnight passed," Lewis said. "Who knows? Maybe if they'd have called first, they'd have had the first chance to talk. Jason is not the kind of guy who wants to take a tour."

You know, the Eagles didn't call until Brown was actually a free agent. Silly Eagles, they should have gotten in touch while Brown was still under contract. Like Dan Snyder did with Albert Haynesworth.