PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Saquon Barkley, Bryce Huff and Zack Baun and extending Landon Dickerson. The Philadelphia Eagles spent the primary day of the NFL’s authorized tampering window busy making offers… and making headlines.
The work possible will not decelerate for normal supervisor Howie Roseman, who is anticipated to be energetic within the offseason.
Free brokers can formally signal their contracts at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13 when the brand new league yr begins.
Here’s a roundup of who Philadelphia has agreed to signal this offseason.
March 12: Eagles, WR DeVante Parker attain settlement on 1-year deal
The Eagles added some depth on Tuesday and reached an settlement with former New England Patriots broad receiver DeVante Parker, ESPN reported.
Parker’s take care of the Eagles can be for 1-year, $4.69 million, in keeping with ESPN. But the Eagles will solely need to pay $1.2 million of the contract and the Patriots can be paying the remainder, ESPN reported.
Parker, 31, has spent the previous two seasons with the Patriots. In the 2023 season, Parker had 33 catches for 394 yards in 13 video games.
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Overall in his nine-year profession, Parker has 402 catches, 5,660 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns. He spent the primary seven years of his profession with the Miami Dolphins.
Entering free company, the Eagles had a necessity at wideout behind A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. The crew’s backup broad receivers, Quez Watkins and Olamide Zaccheaus, are each free brokers.
March 12: Eagles lengthen Rick Lovato, Braden Mann
The Eagles’ specialists can be returning for the 2024 season.
On Tuesday afternoon, the crew introduced they prolonged punter Braden Mann and lengthy snapper Rick Lovato.
Lovato has been with the Eagles because the 2016 season and is the third-longest-tenured participant on the crew.
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In his first season with the Eagles in 2023, Mann ranked sixth in web punting common and eighth in yards per punt and served because the holder for Eagles kicker Jake Elliott.
March 12: Eagles, OL Matt Hennessy comply with 1-year deal
The Eagles added some offensive line depth on the second day of the authorized tampering interval on Tuesday. The crew reached an settlement with former Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Matt Hennessy, PHLY Sports reported.
Hennessy, who performed school soccer at Temple University, has expertise taking part in guard and middle. He began 22 profession video games for the Falcons however missed the entire 2023 season with a knee damage.
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With Jason Kelce retiring and guards Jack Driscoll and Sua Opeta changing into free brokers, inside offensive line was a necessity for the Birds coming into free company.
March 11: Eagles, Saquon Barkley comply with 3-year contract
The Eagles and Barkley agreed to a three-year, $37.75 million contract on Monday afternoon, in keeping with a number of experiences. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first broke the signing, reporting the previous New York Giants working again might earn as much as $46.75 million.
Barkley’s contract with the Eagles reportedly has $26 million absolutely assured.
Barkley performed soccer at Whitehall High School within the Lehigh Valley earlier than changing into a star at Penn State University. He then grew to become the second general decide within the 2018 draft, gained the Offensive Rookie of the Year and blossomed into top-of-the-line three-down backs within the NFL.
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The 27-year-old ran for 962 yards and added 280 extra yards within the receiving sport with 10 complete touchdowns final season. According to StatMuse, Barkley is within the high 5 amongst working backs since 2018 in receiving yards (2,100) and receptions (288).
Barkley’s signing with the Eagles sparked a feud with former Giants working again Tiki Barber.
Barber stated that Barkley was “useless to us” on sports activities radio in New York after the signing was reported.
Later Monday night time, Barkley responded on X, posting, “@TikiBarber lol yup you are the prime instance of loyalty to a crew.. I received the deal I needed, secured extra [guaranteed money] which wasn’t given to me earlier than… so if followers are gonna hate me for that so be it! But I by no means turned my again on my teammates and all the time had theirs.”
March 11: Eagles, Bryce Huff comply with 3-year contract
Before signing Barkley, the Eagles first addressed their cross rush – a staple of how Roseman builds his soccer groups.
Philadelphia agreed to a three-year, $51.1 million contract with former New York Jets defensive finish Bryce Huff, in keeping with ESPN and the NFL Network.
Huff, 25, is coming off a profession yr with the Jets, recording 10 sacks in 17 video games final season. With the Eagles, Huff will possible tackle a bigger workload. He performed simply 42% of the Jets’ defensive snaps in 2023.
Huff went undrafted out of the University of Memphis in 2020. He involves Philadelphia with 17 1/2 profession sacks.
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By signing Huff, the Eagles will possible commerce Haason Reddick or Josh Sweat.
The Birds beforehand permitted Reddick to hunt a commerce, although the Temple University product clarified that he didn’t ask for a transfer. Philadelphia is also shopping Sweat, in keeping with a number of experiences.
March 11: Eagles, Zack Baun comply with 1-year contract
The Eagles added one other piece to their protection, agreeing to a one-year contract with former New Orleans Saints linebacker Zack Baun, according to ESPN.
Baun, 27, recorded 30 tackles, 4 quarterback hits and one interception in 17 video games with the Saints final season. He performed principally particular groups in New Orleans.
The Saints drafted Baun out of the University of Nebraska in 2020.
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March 11: Eagles, Landon Dickerson comply with 4-year contract
The Eagles additionally locked up one in every of their very own on Monday. Philadelphia made Landon Dickerson the highest-paid guard in NFL historical past with a four-year contract extension that can pay him $21 million per season.
Dickerson has earned Pro Bowl honors in back-to-back seasons and allowed a career-high 3.86 seconds of common time to strain, in keeping with NFL Next Gen Stats. He allowed three sacks in 16 video games final season.
“Not Going ANYWHERE,” Dickerson wrote on X.
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March 9: Brandon Graham agrees to 1-year deal
Brandon Graham wasn’t mendacity when he stated he needed to play yet one more season with the Philadelphia Eagles. On March 9, the team announced it agreed to phrases of a one-year contract with Graham, bringing the defensive finish again for a franchise-record fifteenth season.
Graham has 73 sacks in a report 195 profession video games with the Eagles, together with three sacks final season. The 35-year-old is a popular player in the locker room and the Philadelphia neighborhood.
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