The free agent market is shuttered until its soft opening on March 9, when teams have two days to begin negotiating with players. Nothing can be officially announced, though, until March 11 at 4 p.m.
Now that the Eagles have checked one of their big offseason boxes – hiring Sean Mannion to be their offensive coordinator on Jan. 29 – many more remain, especially on the personnel side, where free agency, trades, and the draft are three pathways to get better. In Philly, Howie Roseman season is officially underway.
The general manager has some big decisions ahead with his own free agents. Who will be prioritized? Jaelan Phillips, Reed Blankenship, Nakobe Dean, Dallas Goedert? There is no shortage of players to prioritize.
There is still plenty of time for teams to work out deals with their own players, so it’s not always easy to predict who will be available.
Right now, the free agent market is considered flush with corners, including the Eagles’ own Adoree Jackson, Seattle’s Riq Woolen, Pittsburgh’s James Pierre, New Orleans’ Alontae Taylor, and many others.
Here are five potential free agents that could make sense one one-year deals, which the Eagles made a habit of doing a season ago, and there’s no reason to think that would change.
Chidobe Awuzie, cornerback. As enticing as it is to draft a cornerback in the first round for the second time in three years and make the Linc a no-fly zone for years to come when teamed with All-Pros Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, there figure to be other best players available on offense, a side of the ball that hasn’t been addressed in four straight NFL drafts.
Injuries have hampered Awuzie’s career, missing 34 games since 2020, but when he plays, he’s a solid contributor. If the Ravens don’t re-sign him, he would be on his fourth team in four years.
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