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The Eagles had been shopping former Pro Bowl corner Lito Sheppard around the league ever since the day they signed standout Asante Samuel. The Birds couldn't find a new home for Lito because they were unsatisfied with anything other clubs offered in return. Now it's being reported that the Birds may try to find somewhere else new for Lito to play: on the offensive side of the ball.

My colleague Matt at The700Level.com writes:

Seltzer [of 950 ESPN] commented that in the past, Lito had floated the possibility of lining up at receiver to Andy Reid, but the Eagles never went for it. Now, with his starting job in the secondary taken by free agent Asante Samuel, the Eagles might be willing to grant the request to keep Lito happy in the event he can't be traded for what the front office considers his value to be. The whole idea is pretty odd (and oddly entertaining), especially considering that Lito is all of 5'10", and they've got enough undersized receivers to field an arena league team.

Just when you think you understand the NFL or a team like the Eagles you hear a report like this. What's next? Is somebody going to tell you that Freddie Mitchell is making a comeback?As Matt says, it would certainly be strange to see Lito on the offensive side of the ball. I'm guessing that this would be more of a very rare occurrence type thing like when some teams would bring in a freakishly athletic quarterback to line up at wideout just to throw off the defense.