Nick Piccone
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After the Eagles extended running back Saquon Barkley and re-signed linebacker Zack Baun – two players who helped the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22, in Super Bowl LIX giving the Eagles their second Super Bowl championship in franchise history (fifth total championship) – general manager Howie Roseman started preparation for the 2025 free agency off-season. He preached patience at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis a few weeks ago:
“We know we’re not going to be able to keep everyone. Certainly, we’d like to keep everyone. But at the end of the day, we’re going to have to make some decisions this year, next year, every year going forward to try to balance who are the guys we want to make every effort to keep, who are the guys we’d really like to keep but may have some better opportunities out there.
“I think I would just ask our fans to just have patience throughout the offseason. The offseason doesn’t stop in free agency. The offseason doesn’t stop when the draft hits. The offseason, really for us, the talent acquisition season lasts up until the trade deadline … We got a long way to go here to continue to add talent and continue to make decision and I’m excited for that.”
The NFL’s free agency negotiation period began March 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET. The official start of the new league year begins March 12 at 4:00 p.m. ET, where the signings already agreed upon [mostly] become official.
Here’s a list of the now-former Eagles’ newest landing spots:
This post will be updated as more moves are made. Newest moves at the top.
• OL Fred Johnson is signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars, per Adam Schefter.
• Eagles and Lane Johnson agreed on an extension through 2027.
• Eagles are signing LB Azeez Ojulari to a one-year deal, per Jeremy Fowler.
• Eagles are signing TE Kylen Granson to a one-year deal, per Adam Schefter.
• OL Mekhi Becton is signing with the Los Angeles Chargers, per Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo. Two years, $20 million.
• Eagles are signing LB Patrick Johnson to a one-year deal, per Dianna Russini.
• Eagles are signing KR/PR Avery Williams to a one-year deal, per Dianna Russini.
• Eagles are signing TE Kylen Granson to a one-year deal, per Adam Schefter.
• Eagles are signing long snapper (!) Charley Hughlett to a one-year, $1.422 million deal, per Aaron Wilson.
• Eagles are signing CB Adoree’ Jackson to a one-year deal, per Jordan Schultz. $2.5 million.
• Eagles are signing TE Harrison Bryant to a one-year deal, per Ian Rapoport. Up to $2 million.
• Eagles are signing LB Joshua Uche to a one-year deal, per Adam Schefter.
• Eagles are signing RB A.J. Dillon to a one-year deal, per Mike Garafolo.
• Eagles are re-signing FB/LB Ben VanSumeren on a one-year deal, per Ian Rapoport. VanSumeren suffered a season-ending knee injury in November and is hopeful to be ready for OTAs, according to Dave Zangaro.
• RB Kenneth Gainwell is signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Jordan Schultz.
• S C.J. Gardner-Johnson is being traded to the Houston Texans for G Kenyon Green. Eagles also are sending a 2026 sixth-round pick in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick, according to the ESPN’s Adam Schefter and DJ Bien-Aime. More on the trade here.
• LB Oren Burks is signing with the Cincinnati Bengals, per Ian Rapoport. Two years, $5 million.
• QB Kenny Pickett is being traded to the Cleveland Browns for QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a 2025 fifth-round pick, per Adam Schefter.
• DL Josh Sweat is signing with the Arizona Cardinals, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Four years, $76.4 million.
• CB Darius Slay is expected to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers after being released by the Eagles (post-June 1 designation). Per Jordan Schultz.
• DL Milton Williams is signing with the New England Patriots, per Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo. Four years at $104 million, $24 million signing bonus, $51 million fully guaranteed at signing, per Tom Pelissero.
• CB Isaiah Rodgers is signing with the Minnesota Vikings, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Two years, $15 million.
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