As you may know, the Philadlphia Eagles won the Super Bowl two seasons ago and made a playoff appearance last season. In that time, they’ve lost a ton of key pieces to their team’s success. This offseason’s departures included Nakobe Dean, Jaelan Phillips, Reed Blankenship, Jahan Dotson, and depth players in Sydney Brown, Azeez Ojulari, and Joshua Uche. At the time, all of those inked up to their new deals with teams, the Eagles fanbase started to question and worry about what they would do to replace those pieces. With the A.J. Brown controversy and now this, how will Howie Roseman bounce back?
The Eagles Bounce-Back Offseason
The Eagles’ first move to their bounce-back offseason was signing DB Tariq Woolen on a one-year deal worth up to $15 million dollars from the defending Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks. Woolen, in his rookie campaign year in 2022, took the league by storm. Woolen was a Pro Bowler, tied for the NFL lead with six interceptions, and was a top Defensive Rookie of the Year finalist. After his rookie year, Woolen’s numbers took a slight decrease in production, but he remained a highly talented cornerback.
The Eagles are giving him a chance on a prove it or lose it deal, hoping Woolen can return to his 2022 production. You may ask, why do the Eagles see so much in him? Well, when your DB room includes All-Pro CB Quinyon Mitchell and All-Pro CB Cooper Dejean, Woolen won’t get as much heat compared to Mitchell and Dejean. This idea indicates that Woolen will be matched up with receivers that he’ll be able to handle more easily than what he was going up against during his time in Seatlee. Will there be a no-fly zone in Philadelphia with Mitchell, Dejean, and Woolen? Time will tell.
Not a Bad Start for the Eagles, But You Still Need More
Roseman and the Eagles did exactly that by acquiring EDGE Jonathan Greenard from the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for two third-round picks in the NFL draft. Greenard has been rumored to be traded to the Eagles for the past two months, and the trigger for the trade was finally pulled. The Eagles’ losing Jaelan Phillips in free agency was definitely a problem, since you only really have Nolan Smith JR as your top edge rusher. Getting Greenard is HUGE for the Eagles since your EDGE depth chart isn’t necessarily promising. After the trade was complete, the Eagles immediately signed Greenard to a contract extension to a 4-year, $100 million deal with $50 million guaranteed.
This move personally tells me that the Eagles front office has a ton of confidence in Greenard, as they should. Greenard is a high-impact, elite-level edge rusher known for his elite get-off and ability to pressure the quarterback. Following a 2024 Pro Bowl season with 12.5 sacks, should help the Eagles get more pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Greenard’s 13.5% pressure rate in 2025 ranked seventh in the NFL, despite only recording three sacks due to a shoulder injury. He has proven double-digit sack capability, recording 12.5 sacks in 2023 and 12 in 2024, and he consistently ranks near the top of the league in quick pressures (under three seconds).
The more impressive part about this Greenard contract extension was how Howie Roseman put the deal together. Four years, $98M base value, $50M fully guaranteed, annual $500k escalator, four void years for cap, two-years, $50M practical Cap Hits, 2026: $6.2M, 2027: $11.1M, 2028: $15.7M, 2029: $20.2M, 2030: $44.4M (void). Howie did Howie magic again.
A.J. Brown’s Time As An Eagle Has Run Its Course
The Eagles have acquired many receivers, indicating Brown’s time is done. The Eagles brought in Hollywood Brown, who has shown to have gas in the tank still, Elijah Moore, Dontayvion Wicks, who they traded for from the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a fifth round pick, and last but not least, the Eagles drafted Makai Lemon in the first round of this year’s draft. Those moves say a lot, and I don’t mind them.
One receiver, the Eagles, intrigued me. I truly believe Wicks will be extremely beneficial to the Eagles’ offense this coming season. Wicks has been noted for his elite ability to separate against man coverage, with some analysts ranking him among the best in the league at creating space. During his time with the Packers, he proved to be an efficient receiver, with a 2024 “Open Score” of 84, ranking 4th among qualifying receivers. The Eagles must have confidence in him to explain why they also agreed to a one-year contract extension for $12.5 million.
It’s known that the Eagles have young talent already, and they keep adding more. But once you have so much young talent, you do your best of your ability to keep that, and the Eagles are moving the pieces to do that with a big contract extension to DT Jordan Davis on a three-year, $78 million deal through 2029. Davis had a breakout season last season, where he started all 17 games, recording career highs with 72 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and 9 tackles for loss. His elite run-defense grade ranked 11th among interior linemen and generated 27 total pressures. A big move for the Eagles and their future in case they can’t resign Jalen Carter when the time comes.
Alongside Davis, the Eagles brought back TE Dallas Goedert, who’s always been a reliable tight end, and punter Braden Mann, who had a phenomenal season establishing himself as a top-10 punter in the league. Ranked fifth-overall among punters with an 82.3 grade and had a 76-yard punt (tied for second longest in NFL) and a 57.0 net average in a single game.
Roseman Comes Out Smelling Like Roses
Roseman has done it again and improved the depth chart as well in signing DB Jonathan Jones, who’s a veteran DB, and RB Dameon Pierce. Of course, those guys are depth moves and practice-squad players, but having those options who played in the NFL and know what it’s like to compete at a high level is very nice to know.
How do you think the Eagles did this offseason so far outside of the NFL Draft? Will the Eagles go on another championship run?
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