{"id":812859,"date":"2026-03-15T01:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/812859\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T01:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:15:18","slug":"former-gator-jonathan-greenard-a-trade-target-for-philadelphia-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/812859\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Gator Jonathan Greenard a trade target for Philadelphia Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 14, 2026, 3:02 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/theeagleswire.usatoday.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> failed to retain Jaelan Phillips in NFL free agency and are now searching for answers on the edge. That answer could come in the shape of former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/sec\/florida\" data-autotag=\"13e400dd-2caf-4743-8f66-2d6e34ba4e99\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Florida Gators<\/a> linebacker Jonathan Greenard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Vikings have reportedly made the two-time Pro-Bowler available for trade, which creates an intriguing scenario for the 28-year-old. Greenard&#8217;s most productive stretch came in 2023 and 2024 when he recorded over a dozen sacks in each campaign. Possessing an explosive first step and relentless motor, the 6-foot-3-inch, 295-pound Greenard is versatile with both 3-4 and 4-3 defenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports that the Eagles have been in contact with Greenard&#8217;s camp and the two sides have discussed an extension if a trade becomes imminent. The Eagles missed out on other targets such as Bradley Chubb, who recently signed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/billswire.usatoday.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>, and Trey Hendrickson, who was acquired by the <a href=\"https:\/\/ravenswire.usatoday.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> just days ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Due to salary cap constraints, the Minnesota franchise seeks financial relief this offseason, and moving on from Greenland could be part of those cost-cutting measures. The team is currently using 75% of their cap on just 10 players, including WR Justin Jefferson ($38.9M), OL Brian O&#8217;Neill ($23.2M) and OL Christian Darrisaw ($23.1M)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Greenard transferred to Florida from Louisville in 2018; the next season, he would lead the SEC in sacks with 9.5 and tackles for loss with 15.5. The Hiram, Georgia, native was also selected First-Team All-SEC. He was later taken 90th overall in the 3rd round of the 2020 draft by the <a href=\"https:\/\/texanswire.usatoday.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Texans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82604684007-20250322-t-011042-z-779806020-mt-1-usatoday-25734617-rtrmadp-3-ncaabasketballncaatournam.webp\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GatorsWire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@GatorsWire<\/a>\u00a0on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/gatorswire.bsky.social\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a>, and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GatorsWire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/florida-gators\/3472\/\" data-autotag=\"5f17983d-3ab8-4b35-9954-23714ad248dd\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Florida Gators<\/a> news, notes and opinions.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 14, 2026, 3:02 p.m. ET The Philadelphia Eagles failed to retain Jaelan Phillips in NFL free agency&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":812860,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2068],"tags":[95878,25,7,6,242,109,2476,105332,96358,95882,98527,103969,105333,99140,95896,95899,96099,96100,95883,95881],"class_list":["post-812859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia-eagles","tag-accessfree","tag-eagles","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-philadelphiaeagles","tag-sstssportscollegegatorsfootball","tag-sstsnfootball","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagflorida","tag-tagflorida-gators","tag-tagflorida-gators-football","tag-tagjonathan-greenard","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagsec-conference-football","tag-tagsec-hub","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116230548770333205","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/812860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}