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The Eagles have said that Sam Bradford is the team’s starting quarterback. But they apparently still have a quarterback competition. And Bradford apparently is winning it.

Coach Doug Pederson told reporters on Friday that Bradford currently has established a lead over Chase Daniel and rookie Carson Wentz.

“I think so,” Pederson said, via Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice.com. “I think he’s done an outstanding job. When you’re spreading reps equally with three guys, that’s what you want to see, and I think he’s really done a nice job of taking that next step to be the leader of this football team and be the starter. He’s done a good job.”

While Bradford remains the starter, the spreading of reps dilutes his opportunities to be as prepared as he can be for the job. If the Eagles were all in with Bradford, they wouldn’t be splitting reps. Bradford would be getting all of them.

Without all of them, Bradford will have a harder time keeping the job that he’s in the process of winning.