Linebacker T.J. Edwards is getting his massive payday after coming into the league an undrafted free agent.
The Chicago Bears have agreed to signal the previous Philadelphia Eagle to a three-year deal value $19.5 million, $12 million of which is absolutely assured, per ESPN.
The 26-year-old went undrafted and the Eagles scooped him up in 2019, the place he performed all 16 video games, beginning in 4. However these previous two seasons with Philly have seen Edwards take a leap in manufacturing.
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T.J. Edwards of the Eagles in motion towards the Tennessee Titans at Lincoln Monetary Area on Dec. 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Photos)
In 2021, Edwards totaled 130 mixed tackles (5 for loss) with one interception, one fumble restoration and 5 passes defended in 16 video games.
He adopted that up final season with 159 tackles to steer the Eagles in that class. It was additionally the third-most in franchise historical past.
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He additionally had two sacks, 10 tackles for loss, seven passes defended and one fumble restoration in all 17 regular-season video games for Philadelphia.
The Wisconsin product fills a necessity for Chicago because the commerce of Roquan Smith earlier than the NFL deadline final season to the Baltimore Ravens. Smith was third within the league in whole tackles, however Edwards got here in seventh. The Bears will hope that manufacturing stays the identical.
T.J. Edwards of the Philadelphia Eagles on the sector through the Dallas Cowboys sport at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 24, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Photos)
Edwards will seemingly pair up with Jack Sanborn, a fellow Badger, at center linebacker, and Nicholas Morrow on the sturdy facet.
With Edwards gone, Nakobe Dean, the heralded Georgia Bulldogs product that fell within the 2022 NFL Draft to the Eagles within the third spherical, may have his alternative to cement himself because the workforce’s center linebacker. Dean performed in all 17 video games, however was on the sector for simply 3% of the workforce’s defensive snaps. He was largely a particular teamer.
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Kyzir White and postseason star Haason Reddick return for the Eagles as effectively.
The Eagles are shedding one other defensive contributor from final season, as defensive sort out Javon Hargrave has agreed to a four-year, $84 million take care of the San Francisco 49ers.
T.J. Edwards of the Eagles warms up earlier than the Tennessee Titans sport at Lincoln Monetary Area on Dec. 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Photos)
Edwards has 389 tackles, 5 sacks, 20 tackles for loss and two compelled fumbles in 61 NFL video games all through his early profession.
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All new free-agent offers will be processed on March 15, which is the beginning of the brand new league yr.
