Eagles mailbag: Who should the Eagles target in free agency? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
It’s the offseason but you guys still had a ton of questions. Thanks for all of them. I apologize if I missed yours.
We got enough to split this mailbag into a few parts:
Part 1.
Part 2.
And here’s Part 3.
Who is the top FA target for the Eagles based on need/scheme?
— Kyle (@NHLFlyersHockey) February 19, 2024
The Eagles obviously need to upgrade their secondary this offseason and I look at the safety position as a really important one in Vic Fangio’s defense. The Eagles will bring back Reed Blankenship for Year 3 but there’s a very good chance they’ll release Kevin Byard. And Sydney Brown is coming back from an ACL tear he suffered late in the season. The Eagles need to add a safety who can come in and play well immediately.
The good news for them is that this is a pretty strong class of free agent safeties so the Eagles might be able to land one.
The top guy on the list is Antoine Winfield Jr. from Tampa Bay but the Buccaneers are obviously going to work to keep their 26-year-old star. But even if Winfield isn’t a possibility, there are plenty of other options: Xavier McKinney, Jeremy Chinn, Geno Stone, Kamren Curl, Julian Blackmon.
And the best thing about that list is that all of those players are young. All of those names listed above are right now 25 years old or younger. These are the types of free agents Howie Roseman used to love signing — guys coming off their rookie deals who were still just 25 or 26 years old. In recent seasons, the contracts going to those players has skyrocketed. But with a pretty stocked class of free agent safeties this offseason, the Eagles might be able to find the right guy at the right contract.
Who are top 3 FA realistic acquisitions this off-season?
— wheat (@petertcastle) February 19, 2024
I’ll start off with a safety from the list I just gave you. I think Curl makes sense. He turns 25 next month and the former…
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Publish date : 2024-02-22 12:00:00
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