AP

New Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford revealed today that he has known for weeks he was being shopped by the Rams, even as the Rams claimed that wasn’t the case.

“This has been in the works for a while so it didn’t catch me totally by surprise when it happened yesterday,” Bradford said.

When reports first surfaced that the Rams could trade Bradford, St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher said the reports were inaccurate. But Bradford revealed that he has known for nearly a month that the Eagles and coach Chip Kelly might trade for him.

Bradford said he’s happy to be in Philadelphia because he’s a fan of Kelly’s innovative offensive system.

“I think any quarterback in the league would love to play for Chip, in his offense,” Bradford said. “It’s extremely quarterback-friendly. The tape that I’ve watched, it just looks like a lot of fun to play in. I think it’s similar to what I did in college at Oklahoma. I’m extremely excited.”

Bradford also said he has “a great relationship” with Eagles offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, who previously coached him in St. Louis. Bradford is happy — and not surprised — to be in Philadelphia.