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Sam Bradford insists he is unconcerned about speculation the Philadelphia Eagles are attempting to trade up in the draft to select a quarterback. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, the Eagles were engaged in negotiations with Tennessee to trade for the number one pick before the Titans reached a deal with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams are expected to pick one of the two top quarterbacks in the draft, Jared Goff or Carson Wentz, but NFL.coms Jeff Darlington reports the Cleveland Browns are actively shopping the number two pick. Is former California QB Jared Goff coveted by the Eagles? That would mean one of the two would be available for Philadelphia if they could strike a deal with Cleveland.However, although, the two quarterbacks are closely rated by many draft analysts, there is no guarantee both are coveted by the Eagles and they may prefer to see which one is available before pulling the trigger on any move up.The Eagles apparent aggressive pursuit of a franchise quarterback is unexpected given their moves in the off-season.Philadelphia signed Bradford a two-year, $36m (£25m) deal on March 1 and then followed that up a week later by signing former Chiefs back-up Chase Daniel to a three-year, $21m (£14.6m) deal a week later.The money shelled out indicated the team viewed Bradford as their starting quarterback and Daniel as a back-up.Despite the rumoured interest in drafting another quarterback high, Bradford is confident the team still has faith in him.All the conversations I had before free agency, after the season with (executive vice president) Howie (Roseman) and the people in this building - I feel very good about their thoughts on me and my situation here, he said.This is not the first time Bradford has found himself in an uncertain situation in the NFL. Sam Bradford #7 talks to former head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles Chip Kelly When he joined the Eagles in a trade from the Rams last season, there was speculation then head coach Chip Kelly was willing to use him as a trade asset to move up to pick No 2 overall to draft Marcus Mariota.Prior to that, when the Rams traded the No 2 overall draft pick to the Washington Redskins in 2012, there was debate about whether Bradford should be the one who was dealt.The 28-year-old says he learned a long ago to focus on what he can control and ignore everything else.I learned a long time ago to stay away from all that stuff, Bradford said. Its not the first time Ive gone through that situation like this. Im not going to worry about anything I cant control.Its one of those things, regardless of what the situation is, I learned a long time ago, whats said outside this building really has no bearing on what actually happens here. 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Ross threw wide on three straight pitches to McCutchen, and the National League MVP candidate mashed a fastball over the heart of the plate well over the wall. It was the only mistake on an otherwise brilliant night by Ross, who allowed two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts. "Tyson pitched a great game and he certainly didnt deserve to lose," Black said. "He was more efficient in the strike zone, he was aggressive in the strike zone, he was throwing more strikes and he got in better counts. When you do those things and you have good stuff then you have games like this." Tyson got a good look as McCutchen trotted around the bases then came out for a curtain call as the suddenly energized crowd of over 27,000 roared. He managed to get through the seventh without further damage, ending a duel with Pittsburghs Charlie Morton. 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