23 Eagles connections to the upcoming UFL season

Highlighting the former Philadelphia players, coaches, and executive in the United Football League.

Football is back!

Spring football, that is.

The United Football League is kicking off their 2025 season later this week on Friday, March 28.

There are a number of Philadelphia Eagles connections to the UFL, so, let’s run through those on a team-by-team basis.

It’ll be interesting to see if anyone below can use their current opportunity to re-launch an NFL career.

ARLINGTON RENEGADES

FRONT OFFICE

GM RICK MUELLER

Mueller used to be a member the Eagles’ front office. He was a player personnel executive from 2012-2013 and a director of pro personnel from 2014-2016. He’s now the Renegades’ general manager.

PLAYERS

WR DEONTAY BURNETT

Burnett spent time on the Eagles from 2019-2020, where he logged eight targets for five receptions and 67 yards. Fun fact: he’s only 27 years old! And actually younger than A.J. Brown.

CB AJENE HARRIS

Harris spent multiple stints with the Eagles in 2019 but never actually appeared in a regular season game for them.

QB LUIS PEREZ

Perez was on the Eagles’ offseason roster from April 9, 2019 until May 13, 2019. He notably quarterbacked the DC Defenders to an XFL title in 2023.

BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS

COACHING STAFF

ST COORDINATOR CHRIS BONIOL

The former NFL kicker played for the Eagles from 1997-1998. Boniol is now the Stallions’ special teams coordinator.

PLAYERS

WR DEON CAIN

Cain spent time with the Eagles from 2021-2022 before rejoining them during the 2023 offseason. It seemed like he was pushing to make the team at one point in time but he never actually made the Eagles’ regular season roster.

CB MARIO GOODRICH

Originally an undrafted rookie free agent signing in 2022, Goodrich spent time in Philly until the Birds waived him in July 2024. Goodrich played 70 defensive snaps (as a nickel cornerback) and 40 special teams snaps during the Eagles’ 2023 season.

WR AUSTIN WATKINS JR.

Watkins was on the Eagles’ offseason roster from January until August last year. He made some nice grabs in training camp.

DT MARVIN WILSON

Big Marv was on and off the Eagles’ roster multiple times from September 2021 through August 2023. He logged 38 defensive snaps and three special teams snaps in the only two NFL games he ever played, both with the Eagles.

DC DEFENDERS

PLAYERS

OT JARRID WILLIAMS

The Eagles originally signed Williams as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2022. He bounced on and off the team multiple times.

HOUSTON ROUGHNECKS

COACHING STAFF

DC/LB COACH CHRIS WILSON

Wilson was the Eagles’ defensive line coach from 2016-2018. Fun fact: he was the first person Doug Pederson hugged after the former Eagles head coach got a sideline Gatorade bath for winning Super Bowl LII. Now Wilson is the Roughnecks’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.