The Philadelphia Eagles have traded away DeMarco Murray, Byron Maxwell and Kiko Alonso but it's not about simply getting rid of the players brought in by Chip Kelly.

"It's never been about Chip Kelly's guys," Doug Pederson told the NFL Network on Monday. "To me, it's about the Philadelphia Eagles and how can we better our roster and better our football team? I feel like with Howie Roseman and myself, we've been able to do that this offseason.

"We're always going to look to better your team. If you're not, you're not moving forward. I don't look at it that way. I just look at it as Philadelphia Eagles and players that we bring in or lose. You're going to lose them anyway."

In his appearance on the NFL Network, Pederson said he expected his team to contend in 2016.

"I'll tell you what, high expectations right now," Pederson said. "Looking forward to this season -- a team that's going to be competitive, a team that's going to be there at the end. I want this team to understand that we're going to work. We're going to work hard from Day 1. It starts April 4 with OTAs for us."