The Philadelphia Eagles nonetheless have unfinished enterprise in Tremendous Bowl LIX however as soon as the season is over, they might battle to maintain these gamers thought of among the many NFL’s finest out there.
Utilizing elements resembling age, positional worth and enter from nationwide reporter Jeremy Fowler, ESPN’s Matt Bowen got here up with a listing of the league’s top-50 free brokers for 2025. The Eagles, Steelers and Vikings led the way in which with 4 free brokers every. Right here’s one of the best Philly has to supply.
No. 9 | Josh Sweat | DE/LB
Sweat led the workforce with eight sacks for 54 yards and 9 tackles for loss in 2024. Fowler offers him factors for his skill to play in a 3-4 or 4-3 protection whereas Bowen calls him a “lengthy, angular mover who can win with speed-to-power, with built-in counters to disengage from offensive tackles.”
Even with 43 sacks over the previous seven seasons, Sweat acquired much less fanfare than former teammates like Fletcher Cox and Haason Reddick. However the 27-year-old edge-rusher thrived below new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, serving to the workforce get well from a disastrous 2023 marketing campaign with this yr’s top-ranked protection
Fowler believes Arizona head coach and former Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon may make a play for Sweat this offseason, however Philadelphia will seemingly match any supply he will get.
No. 12 | Zack Baun | Linebacker
Baun joined the New Orleans Saints as a third-round choose in 2020 however was primarily used on particular groups. He by no means had greater than 30 tackles in a single yr, so few took discover when Philadelphia signed him to a one-year, $3.5M contract within the offseason.
Initially, the workforce thought Baun would compete for a spot as an off-ball linebacker however Fangio switched him to inside linebacker throughout spring observe. It turned out to be a wonderful transfer as Baun led the workforce with 151 tackles, a career-high 3.5 sacks and 5 compelled fumbles.
