today the flyers shipped brayden coburn to the lightning in return the flyers get defenseman radgo gudas. flyers snagged tampa bay's draft picks. coburn was in his ninth season with the team and here's a strange story. he was informed of the trade when his wife noticed that his phone was blowing up around 6:30 this morning. coburn knows this is a business but that doesn't make the change any easier. >> it's tough because this has been my home and i really love it here. my family lovers it here. both my kids were born in philadelphia and i'm really proud of that. >> a spent a lot of years with colby. i'm going to tell you the same story every time somebody gets traded. it's sad but could be good for him in tampa. they're in a good position right now. >> we've accomplished part of what we wanted to and we got work to do. we got a lot of work to do between now and the next, you know, two or three years and we know it. >> eagles news. team decided not to use its franchise tag for receiver jeremy maclin. maclin will become an unrestricted free agent. meanwhile the eagles have gunnery vamping

defense moon leading up to the since past nhl trade deadline this afternoon brayden coburn was dealtngest tenured flyer. they will receive a defenseman hoist not expect to play this season due to a knee injury. they also got 2015's fifth and third round picks shall. friday the club moved kimmo timonen for 20,152nd round selection and conditional pick in 2016. here's ron hextall honoraries confrontation for the trade. >> most teams recognize this as a high even craft but it is also deep. so we wanted a fill a hole in. and that is what we did. >> flyers will take the ice tomorrow night coburn and timonen get calgary flames. they trail boston bruins against six points in that final playoff spot in the eastern conference. >>> the the flyers are not the only philadelphia team making moves. the the eagles sign inside linebacker brad jones to a two year deal. jones played in 13 games last season for packers. he contributed mostly on special teams. twenty-eight year-old spent all six seasons in green bay. meanwhile bird elected not to place the franchise tag on wide receiver jeremy maclin. t

they get a huge hall for brayden coburn today.ers traded defenseman for a first and third round pick this year, and defenseman rado. coburn was in the ninth season with the flyers but this one has been marred by injuries. coburn has young children so he keeps his ringer off at night. he didn't hear about this trade until this morning when his wife told him his phone was blowing up. >> it was a little bit of a shock to wake up to that news but it has been a weird day but, it is what it is. i have enjoyed my time and i have been so blessed, and really, thankful full to be a flyer. >> also the the flyers have announcedded they have signed pierre edward bellmawr for a multi year extension. >>> sixers thought they caught raptors at the right time, toronto enters the night on the five game skid. it does not matter. grown men should not wear mittens. not when you are playing professional basketball what is that all about. nerlens noel big man with the quick first step. sixth isers down by one. nerlens had 17 points. moving to the fourth

claude giroux the last man standing after the longest tenured flier brayden coburn was traded.er to tampa bay in exchange for a defenseman, a first round pick and third round pick in the nhl draft. appears the flyers are planning for the future. though me maintain they're still making a playoff push. coburn spent eight seasons in philadelphia having his roughest year yet having broken the same foot twice. now he heads to a stanley cup contender but was as shocked as he was to get the news he was traded. he keeps his phone turned off at night because he has two young children. he missed ron hextall's call. >> my wife got up at 6:30 to check on my son and took a look at her phone and it was blowing up and she told me time to wake up . >> [laughter] >> reporter: that's how you found out. >> yeah, it was kind of weird. yeah, i -- you know, not too many trades happen at night like that i don't think so -- but, you know, it's -- it was a little bit of a shock to wake up to that news but i've enjoyed my time and i've been so blessed and really thankful to be a flierer and i'm excited

brayden coburn bound tour tampa bay. he came to the flyers in february 2007.flyers get a defenseman and two draft picks. we'll have much more on this coming up in sports at 5 o'clock. >> the president of the university of delaware is leaving his post. 56-year-old patrick harker was just named the new president and ceo of the federal reserve bank of philadelphia. harker has been the president at the university since 2007. he'll take his new post on july 1st. >> and there is a much more to come in the next 30 minutes of "action news" at 4:00 today including the latest on that wild week of weather we have coming. >> plus black-market fish fossil investigation. how several rare relics allegedly stolen from brazil wound up in wilmington today. >> ♪♪ hey. these are good. what have you been feeding us all these years? kfc popcorn nuggets. 100% white meat, extra crispy, and made from the world's best chicken. try our kfc bucket and popcorn nuggets meal. these don't even come with a toy and i don't care. i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for