Beginning on Tuesday, February 18, and ending on March 4, teams around the NFL will have the option of applying the franchise tag to one of their pending free agents. The Philadelphia Eagles have four players scheduled to be free agents this offseason who are likely to receive lucrative offers in LB Zack Baun,
Super Bowl stars Milton Williams and Zack Baun were among Eagles free agents with difficult decisions to make on their futures
Now that the Eagles’ second Lombardi Trophy has been paraded around Broad Street and carried up the Art Museum steps, Howie Roseman’s pursuit of the third will begin in earnest. The Eagles general manager notably won’t have as many difficult decisions as he faced two years ago trying to get the team back to the Super Bowl,
Philadelphia’s championship roster faces major changes as free agency looms, with Zack Baun, Josh Sweat, and Milton Williams among key players set to hit the open market.
PHILADELPHIA − The Eagles have a numbers problem with 19 potential free agents and an estimated $18 million in salary cap space, according to overthecap.com. So as much as the Eagles want to keep their Super Bowl winning team together, it's not going to be possible, especially if the Eagles want to sign some free agents as well.
A big key, Roseman said, will be continuing to rely on younger players. The Eagles were able to supplement their top-heavy roster in 2024 with key players producing on rookie deals. That, he said, will need to continue going forward.