PHILADELPHIA -- Terrell Owens will get his wish to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, following a settlement reached Tuesday before an arbitrator could rule on the case.

 

The San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Eagles agreed to a deal to send the star receiver to Philadelphia. Owens will travel to Philadelphia later today and will sign a seven-year, $42 million deal, ESPN.com's John Clayton reports.

 

The settlement will be announced at a 5:30 p.m. ET news conference.

 

The Ravens will be compensated for voiding their trade with the 49ers for Owens. Baltimore will be given a fifth-round draft choice (from the Eagles) for the inconvenience of losing Owens and having the trade voided.

 

Also under terms of the agreement, the 49ers will obtain Eagles defensive end Brandon Whiting, a player whom 49ers general manager Terry Donahue considered for Owens before accepting a second-round choice from the Ravens.

 

The 49ers feel somewhat satisfied because they gain a defensive end with starting experience.

 

"I like Brandon Whiting," 49ers coach Dennis Erickson told ESPN.com. "We needed a defensive end and we think he will help us."

 

For Owens, the trade to the Eagles fulfills his wish of going to Philadelphia. He worked out a $6 million-a-year deal with the Eagles minutes before the 49ers traded him to the Ravens. The 49ers granted Owens' agent, David Joseph, the chance to talk contract with any team while he was involved in trade discussions.

 

The Ravens completed the Owens trade two weeks ago, but Owens said he would not play for Baltimore because he wanted to be traded to Philadelphia. The case went to a special master Monday and a verdict was expected Tuesday. The 11th-hour settlement means the NFL's special master, Stephen Burbank, won't have to rule on Owens' grievance to become a free agent.

 

Owens lost his ability to be a free agent because he and Joseph missed a Feb. 21 deadline to file the paperwork to void the final three years of his contract. He claimed that the deadline was March 2, the start of free agency, based on the language in his contract. The February date came from a side agreement between the union and the NFL when the start date of free agency was changed to March 1.

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Isnt he 30? 7 year deal?

nothing is guaranteed in NFL, so he could be cut at anytime

This sucks! Baltimore is getting too much out of this deal. Their cap room is too high as it is, just give them the 5th round draft pick and forget it.

 

Although, I kind of hope the Eagles and Ravens play, because you know the Ravens will be fired up and I'd expect a major booty whoopin'.

the ravens should of gotten more than a 5th rounder.

*odd*

The Ravens have more cap room than any other NFL team. Screw 'em.

 

That and I hate 'em.

 

I jsut hope Corey Dillon warrants a 2nd or 3rd round pick.

This will boost Owens ego even more.

 

Baltimore only gets a 5th round pick?? They should have gotten more, and so should have the 49ers they only come out with Brandon Whitening hasnt proved anything.

 

So in the process 49ers lost the 2nd round pick they got from Baltimore and Baltimore lost a #1 reciever in Owens for a 5th round pick.

 

(sigh)

well actually.

 

the ravens got the SF 2nd rounder and the Eagles 5th rounder.

well actually.

 

the ravens got the SF 2nd rounder and the Eagles 5th rounder.

Yeah, the SF 2nd Rounder that used to be theirs. They didn't get another one.

 

And honestly, the Ravens should be happy they got this, because Owens was probably going to win his case, due to the fact that the Niners didn't follow the terms of the contract which called for a March 2nd date to void his deal.

The Ravens should definitely be happy. They basically got a 5th round pick for absolutely nothing other than compensation for the whole fiasco. They are a 5th round pick richer than before they did the deal.

Eagles should get some new people on their D.

Eagles should get some new people on their D.

They already got Kearse this offseason. But I do agree they need some CB's as they have lost Vincent and probably Taylor also.

Eagles aren't gonna be as good as everyone thinks they are.

 

They've lost Taylor, Vincent, Emmons, and Staley.

 

Sounds to me like they are breaking even so to say.

So the big baby got his wish. :glare :

 

 

Maybe next time he and his agent won't be so dumb as to file the WRONG PAPERS!!! :mad :