Josh Sweat is leaving the Philadelphia Eagles in NFL free company to signal a four-year, $76.4 million contract that features $41 million assured with the Arizona Cardinals, in keeping with a report from NFL insider Adam Schefter.
Sweat is reunited with former Eagles defensive coordinator and present Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon within the desert.
This exit hardly comes as a shock; nobody was actually anticipating Sweat to be again in Philly subsequent season.
OUTLOOK: Sweat is at present set to be a free agent when the brand new league 12 months begins on March 12. The sensation right here is that the connection between him and the Eagles has been a divorce one 12 months within the making. After taking a pay reduce final offseason, I don’t suppose Sweat may be very inquisitive about giving the Eagles a hometown low cost. The expectation right here is that he’ll be seeking to chase prime greenback on the open market. Sweat has been a great participant for the Eagles however he’s merely not somebody they MUST hold after they have restricted assets to work with.
The Eagles initially chosen Sweat with a fourth-round decide (No. 130 total) within the 2018 NFL Draft. He was regarded as a ‘draft steal’ for them and he definitely outperformed expectations for a Day 3 decide. Sweat finishes his Eagles profession with 48 sacks in 121 video games performed (together with playoffs). He definitely ended his time with Philly on a excessive observe by dominating within the Eagles’ Tremendous Bowl LIX win, which brought on him to earn some votes for the Tremendous Bowl MVP award that in the end went to Jalen Hurts as a substitute.
Shifting ahead, the Eagles might want to add extra assist at edge rusher this offseason. Particularly if Brandon Graham retires. The move rushers at present within the plans for 2025 embrace Nolan Smith, Jalyx Hunt, and Bryce Huff. Smith and Hunt are promising younger gamers however Huff seems to be a free agent bust to date and it doesn’t seem to be Vic Fangio may be very eager on taking part in him.
