Free agents can officially sign their contracts at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13 when the new league year begins.
Here’s a roundup of who Philadelphia has agreed to sign this offseason.
March 12: Eagles, safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson agree on 3-year deal
Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson is returning to the Philadelphia Eagles on a three-year contract after spending one season with the Detroit Lions, according to multiple reports on Tuesday night.
NFL Network reports Gardner-Johnson’s contract is worth up to $33 million.
Gardner-Johnson posted on X following the news of him returning to Philly.
Gardner-Johnson, 26, was injured for most of the 2023 season with the Lions after he tore a pectoral muscle in Week 2. He played three regular season games and had 16 tackles, one interception and three pass deflections.
Gardner-Johnson will bring some much-needed versatility to Philadelphia’s secondary, especially after the team released starting slot cornerback Avonte Maddox.
Gardner-Johnson can play safety and in the slot and helped the team earn a trip to the Super Bowl in the 2022 season.
March 12: Eagles, WR DeVante Parker reach agreement on 1-year deal
The Eagles added some depth on Tuesday and reached an agreement with former New England Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker, ESPN reported.
Parker’s deal with the Eagles will be for 1-year, $4.69 million, according to ESPN. But the Eagles will only have to pay $1.2 million of the contract and the Patriots will be paying the rest, ESPN reported.
Parker, 31, has spent the past two seasons with the Patriots. In the 2023 season, Parker had 33 catches for 394 yards in 13 games.
Overall in his nine-year career, Parker has 402 catches, 5,660 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns. He spent the first seven years of his career with the Miami Dolphins.
Entering free agency, the Eagles had a need at wideout behind A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. The team’s backup wide receivers, Quez Watkins and Olamide Zaccheaus, are both free agents.
March 12: Eagles extend Rick Lovato, Braden Mann
The Eagles’ specialists will be returning for the 2024 season.
On Tuesday afternoon, the team announced they extended punter Braden Mann and long snapper Rick Lovato.
Lovato has been with the Eagles since the 2016 season and is the third-longest-tenured player on the team.
In his first season with the Eagles in 2023, Mann ranked sixth in net punting average and eighth in yards per punt and served as the holder for Eagles kicker Jake Elliott.
March 12: Eagles, OL Matt Hennessy agree to 1-year deal
The Eagles added some offensive line depth on the second day of the legal tampering period on Tuesday. The team reached an agreement with former Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Matt Hennessy, PHLY Sports reported.
Hennessy, who played college football at Temple University, has experience playing guard and center. He started 22 career games for the Falcons but missed all of the 2023 season with a knee injury.
With Jason Kelce retiring and guards Jack Driscoll and Sua Opeta becoming free agents, interior offensive line was a need for the Birds entering free agency.
March 11: Eagles, Saquon Barkley agree to 3-year contract
The Eagles and Barkley agreed to a three-year, $37.75 million contract on Monday afternoon, according to multiple reports. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first broke the signing, reporting the former New York Giants running back could earn up to $46.75 million.
Barkley’s contract with the Eagles reportedly has $26 million fully guaranteed.
Barkley played football at Whitehall High School in the Lehigh Valley before becoming a star at Penn State University. He then became the second overall pick in the 2018 draft, won the Offensive Rookie of the Year and blossomed into one of the best three-down backs in the NFL.
