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As the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles may not have as many urgent needs as some of their peers. However, this team has either lost or parted ways with a few of their starters from last year’s Eagles Super Bowl roster, including safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, who was traded to the Houston Texans.
Sydney Brown, the Eagles’ third-round pick in 2023, is set to replace CGJ, but there’s a reason he went from starting six games as a rookie to zero in 2024. In other words, the Eagles may be able to do better than the unproven potential Brown offers.
Recently, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer suggested the Eagles could be the perfect landing spot for two-time Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons, who somehow remains unsigned in free agency.
Simmons spent last season with the Atlanta Falcons after eight years with the Denver Broncos, where he was coached by new Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio for three seasons. If Fangio gets to training camp and doesn’t like what he sees from Philadelphia’s safeties, he could very well go to Howie Roseman and put in a strong word for signing Simmons.
But that’s only if another team doesn’t swoop in and sign the 31-year-old first.
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