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Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 7/18/25.
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NFL’s top 10 defenses in 2025? Broncos edge out Eagles and Ravens for No. 1 spot; Patriots will rise - NFL.com
2) Philadelphia Eagles. The Super Bowl champs suffered substantial defensive attrition this offseason, losing three full-time starters (OLB Josh Sweat, CB Darius Slay and S C.J. Gardner-Johnson), a budding star (DT Milton Williams) and one of the most beloved Eagles of the 21st century (OLB Brandon Graham). And yet, I won’t be the least bit surprised if Vic Fangio fields the NFL’s stingiest defense for a second consecutive season. Defensive tackle Jalen Carter is on the fast track to becoming one of the league’s most destructive forces — if he isn’t already there — while Nolan Smith emerged as an edge-rushing menace last season, racking up four sacks in the playoffs. NT Jordan Davis has yet to live up to his No. 13 overall draft pedigree, but he’s still a gargantuan space-eater who showed some pass-rushing growth down the stretch last season. If DT Moro Ojomo and OLB Jalyx Hunt can turn rotational flashes into starting production, the aforementioned losses up front could be quickly forgotten. Zack Baun headlines the linebacking corps, fresh off a revelatory season that earned him first-team All-Pro honors and a three-year, $51 million extension. Nakobe Dean’s likely to start the season on the PUP list as he works his way back from a serious knee injury suffered on Wild Card Weekend, but Philadelphia just took a linebacker in Round 1 for the first time in 46 years, snatching up versatile weapon Jihaad Campbell. The secondary’s highlighted by a pair of second-year stars (CB Quinyon Mitchell and NB Cooper DeJean) and a solid safety who rarely gets his due (Reed Blankenship). The biggest question mark on Philly’s entire roster is probably CB2, with Kelee Ringo and Adoree’ Jackson battling for the starting role. Bottom line: While the Eagles must replace a number of key cogs from last season’s dominant D, Howie Roseman has hoarded enough talent to achieve a smooth transition.
T.J. Watt contract extension: 3 ways how it impacts the Eagles - BGN
3) Micah Parsons’ price tag just went up ... again. If the Dallas Cowboys (who haven’t been to an NFC Championship Game since the 1995 season) operated more like the Eagles (who have two Super Bowl wins in three appearances since the 2017 season), they would’ve had Parsons to signed to a relative bargain by now. He was eligible for an extension as early as two years ago! Instead, Jerry Jones is inexplicably dragging his feet and it’s only costing him more money in the long run. Just like it did when the Cowboys waited longer than necessary to extend Dak Prescott (multiple times) and CeeDee Lamb. With Watt reportedly signing a three-year contract extension worth $123 million with $108 million guaranteed, there’s no good reason for Parsons to accept less than the height of top...
