Jerome Harrison: Botched Trade Turned out to Be Best Thing for Him

The Philadelphia Eagles' "dream team" season has been more like a nightmare season so far, but all of that means nothing when compared to the news they received when they attempted to trade for running back Jerome Harrison.

The Detroit Lions, desperate for a running back, reached out to the Eagles and traded Harrison for their backup running back, Ronnie Brown. It seemed to be a normal trade, but everything was halted and eventually reversed when Harrison took his mandatory physical for the Eagles.

ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted on the voided trade:

Today this tweet came out from Schefter, and it's essentially put the sporting world on a hold:

Before we knew that Harrison had a brain tumor, this was just a botched trade and a failure for both teams, but this puts it in a different light.

First, I don't think there's a person reading this who doesn't feel horrible for Harrison, and I know we all wish and hope the best for him.

Second, like Schefter said, if the Eagles and Lions never tried to trade, perhaps the tumor would have never been found.

The trade really might have saved Jerome Harrison's life.

For the Eagles this has been a season to forget so far. Sure, there is plenty of time left, but everything we have seen out of them suggest that there is inevitable letdown in the future.

Quarterback Michael Vick has been disappointing, hurt or both. The defense, which was supposed to be incredible with the addition of Nnamdi Asomugha, has looked horrible at times. All in all, a 2-4 start and last place in the NFC East is not acceptable for the Eagles, but right now none of that matters.

For everything that the Eagles have done wrong this season, they inadvertently have done something right.

Hopefully Jerome Harrison experiences a full and thorough recovery and gets back to full health as soon as possible. 

When all is said and done, he may have this trade to thank.

Right now, that's not what matters though for Harrison.

Sports seem to become some tragically dim when news like this comes up. As much as we love sports and as much as we seem to need them, it's yet another reminder that there so much more to life.

Best wishes toward a speedy recovery, Mr. Harrison.