Vikings and Eagles confirm Holcomb trade

Vikings head coach Brad Childress and the Philadelphia Eagles separately confirmed the trade of veteran quarterback Kelly Holcomb.

After announcing to the team that Tarvaris Jackson would be the starting quarterback, Childress also said the team had traded for Holcomb, who was buried on the depth chart in Philadelphia.

Later, Childress indicated that Bollinger would remain on the team and that he wanted three experienced quarterbacks, citing last year when Jackson, then the third quarterback, was pressed into action in Chicago.

The Eagles announced that they acquired an "undisclosed draft choice in 2009." But there are indications that the Eagles got a sixth-round pick.