Seahawks send Tapp to Philadelphia for Clemons

Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com is reporting that the Philadelphia Eagles have sent hybrid DE/OLB Chris Clemons and an undisclosed draft pick to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for DE Darryl Tapp.

Tapp, 25, signed his restricted free agent tender a day or so ago and then tweeted, “”it is truly a blessing to have a job doing what I love to do. Always appreciating my opportunities.”

Hopefully he’ll appreciate his opportunity in Philadelphia because that’s where he’s headed. We think this is a decent move for the Eagles, but it’s most likely for depth. Tapp is young, but we don’t know that he’ll be a huge difference maker. His seven sacks in 2007 were a career high. He started five games last year and recorded 2.5 sacks just to give you an idea of what we’re dealing with.

He’s a former second-round pick, so who knows, maybe there is some potential there. But if the Eagles only had to give up Clemons and a pick, then maybe not.

Maybe Eagles fans can hope that his sacks were down because the Seahawks were usually losing and getting run on.

As for Clemons, he’s just a guy. He’s very athletic, but he’s a tweener that might be best suited for a 3-4 defense, which the Eagles don’t run.