Moderatoren » Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin in that incredible

The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles bolstered their formidable pass rush with another top-level defensive lineman.

The Eagles acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett from the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday http://www.panthersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-greg-little-jersey , three people familiar with the trade told The Associated Press. The deal won’t be officially announced until the NFL’s league year opens next Wednesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the trade information.

Seattle gets wide receiver Marcus Johnson and a fifth-round pick, while Philadelphia also receives a seventh-round pick.

Bennett had 8 sacks last season and 54 in his nine-year career. The 32-year-old Bennett has three years remaining on his contract, with a base salary of just $1.65 million in 2018. That number jumps to $6 million in 2019 and $7.5 million in 2020.

The Eagles will have to make roster moves to accommodate Bennett because they already are over the salary cap. Defensive end Vinny Curry is a likely candidate to be traded or released. Curry started 19 games this season, including playoffs, had three sacks and has three years left on a five-year, $47 million deal.

Bennett joins a deep front unit that includes Fletcher Cox Will Grier Jersey , Brandon Graham, Derek Barnett, Chris Long and Tim Jernigan. He probably won’t face double-teaming as much and could thrive in defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz’s aggressive system.

The outspoken Bennett has been heavily involved in social activism and fits in nicely in Philadelphia’s locker room with Long and safety Malcolm Jenkins, who are leaders in those areas.

Seattle could be moving on from another defensive star. Cornerback Richard Sherman also is on the trading block.

Johnson has five catches for 45 yards in 10 career games.

—

AP Sports Writer Tim Booth contributed to this report.

—

AP NFL website: The NFL draft is the most important part of the offseason for most teams. It took years for everyone to realize this and even longer for rules to truly benefit it, but the draft is the quickest way to get talent onto an NFL roster if you know how to draft correctly. The importance has started to change depending on what the rookie scale was but now it is easily the best way to get top-flight talent for a roster for at least four years in the NFL.Most dynasties have been built on that theory, from the Pittsburgh Steelers of the '70s and the San Francisco 49ers of the '80s. But no team created a powerhouse like the Cowboys did in the '90s. After trading Herschel Walker in 1988 http://www.panthersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-christian-miller-jersey , the Cowboys were ready to make an incredible roster based on the talent they acquired in the draft directly after that move. They were able to draft a great offensive line, plus Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin in that incredible era.However, like most dynasties, they lost their way and started drafting players who couldn’t perform at that level. Yes, there were solid players and teams since the '90s but not the Hall of Fame talent that was littered on the roster at that time. Now the Cowboys have started to do a better job at building in the draft in recent years but there was a dark age of drafting and the impact can be seen in the results.Here is a list of the Cowboys picks over the last 20 years and how they would have selected with a do-over. The only pick that won't be included will be Leighton Vander Esch Jordan Scarlett Jersey , the Cowboys' first round selection this year, as it's simply too soon to tell how he'll pan out.