Updated: 10:50 a.m.
It looks like the Eagles have avoided a disaster.
Early Wednesday morning, multiple reports claimed the trade between the Dolphins and Eagles that will send Byron Maxwell and Kiko Alonso to Miami was in jeopardy because of an injury Maxwell suffered late last season.
But at 10:39 a.m., Maxwell's agent, Alvin Keels, tweeted that Maxwell was finally cleared by the Dolphins' staff, which means the trade can now go through.
NFL Network's Albert Breer reported the Eagles' compensation in the trade will be swapping their 13th-overall pick for the eighth-overall pick in the draft. So, the Eagles would move up five spots in exchange for Maxwell and Alonso. The trade can't be made official until after 4 p.m., when the new league year begins.
It's likely the Dolphins weren't looking at Maxwell's shoulder at all. Instead they were probably looking at the sternoclavicular (SC) joint on his left side, which he sprained late last season. The painful injury kept him out of the last two games.
Basically, the SC joint connects the sternum to the clavicle. Maxwell last year said he had an AC joint sprain before, but this was way more painful.
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Many thought that Alonso's knee might end up being a snag in the trade, but it turns out it's Maxwell's injury.
The Eagles already moved on from Maxwell in free agency, signing veteran Leodis McKelvin to a two-year deal on Tuesday.
By trading Maxwell, the Eagles will save $4.9 million against their salary cap in 2016, while they'll eat $4.8 million in dead money.