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Philadelphia Eagles' Sam Bradford will bring a hectic offseason to a close by marrying longtime girlfriend Emma Lavy. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford's whirlwind offseason is about to add perhaps its most joyful twist.

Bradford signed a lucrative two-year contract with the Birds in March, asked for a trade when the team drafted Carson Wentz the next month and then returned to offseason workouts to reassume the starting role with, at least publicly, a smile on his face.

Friday, he should sport a bigger grin, though. He's marrying former Arkansas golfer Emma Lavy during a ceremony in Colorado, according to Philly.com.

Bradford, 28, and Lavy got engaged in March, TMZ reported.

KIKO ALONSO TELLS HIS STORY

Linebacker Kiko Alonso, whom the Eagles recently traded to Miami along with Byron Maxwell, absorbed a great deal of criticism last season.

The Eagles acquired Alonso from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for star running back LeSean McCoy, and the former Oregon Duck made a one-handed interception against the Falcons in the season opener that added to bloated expectations.

For the rest of the season, Alonso struggled with injuries and inconsistent play, eventually leading to his departure from Philly.

ESPN's Gustavo Fillol Day detailed Alonso's offseason of self-evaluation in a piece published this week, and the story started with the long-haired linebacker milking cows and riding horses in Colombia.

A newsworthy note to come out of the feature is that Alonso has considered playing some tight end in the NFL.

"If the Dolphins need me for a specific play, I can move on that side of the ball," he told Fillol Day. "I've already told the coaches that if they want me out there in a goal-line situation, I'm ready to jump into the field. I have some specific plays at hand, but I won't reveal them."

Aside from that nugget, the story is a good one, chock-full of interesting anecdotes.

EAGLES 'GOT TO PLAY' CARSON WENTZ THIS YEAR, MIKE MAYOCK SAYS

NFL Network's Mike Mayock, an NFL draft guru, appeared on 94WIP this week to discuss the Eagles' quarterback situation and insisted it was important for the team to play No. 2 overall pick Carson Wentz at some point in his rookie season.

Bradford enters training camp as the presumed starting quarterback, but Wentz is expected to take over the team's offense at some point in the near future.

And because he only spent two full seasons as a starter at North Dakota State, Mayock thinks Wentz needs to see game action this season to avoid having his development stalled.

"It's important that he gets some snaps this year," Mayock said. "I'm bullish on this kid, but he only threw the ball 612 times, if I remember correctly, in his career. The kid from Cal [No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff] threw it 1,000 more times. The kid from Cal has 1,000 more live reps at a higher level, so you kind of put that in perspective a little bit. But I think when Carson Wentz is ready to play, they've got to play him."

-- @AaronKazreports