Eagles news: Birds make moves, adding a former Giants cornerback, a tight end, and more; latest rumors and updates

DeMarcus Lawrence agreed to a three-year, $42 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, after spending his first 11 NFL seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.

Lawrence was officially introduced in Seattle today and in an interview with Brian Nemhauser of the Hawk Blogger, he took aim at the Cowboys.

"Dallas is my home," Lawrence said. "Made my home there, my family lives there, I'm forever going to be there. But I know for sure I'm not going to win a Super Bowl there."

The Chiefs will reportedly replace one former Eagles quarterback with another.

Kansas City has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Gardner Minshew, giving Patrick Mahomes a new backup in 2025, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Minshew served as Jalen Hurts' backup in 2021 and 2022, starting two games in each season, before heading to the Indianapolis Colts in 2023.

Ever since college, Josh Uche has wanted to be like Brandon Graham.For a young pass rusher at Michigan, Graham was an obvious on-field role model. He was a first-team All-American, a top-5 draft pick, and had grown into a staple on the Eagles defensive front.

But what stood out most to Uche was how giving Graham was off the field.“I remember being at Michigan — all the pro days, Brandon Graham would always make sure he came back to support the guys,” Uche said during Super Bowl week. “Once I got out of college, I tried to follow in his footsteps and do the same by going back my first couple years, supporting the guys, and we would connect and talk … He’s that ‘Michigan Man’ that you look up to while you’re in college. He’s the epitome of what it means to be a Michigan Man. All the years he’s put in, the big-play moments he’s had.”During his early NFL career in New England, the “big-brother-type connection” between Uche and Graham kept building. After playing the Eagles in 2023, Uche and Graham did a jersey swap — from “one 55 to another 55, which was pretty cool,” Uche said.

Now, after facing Graham in Super Bowl LIX with the Chiefs, Uche is once again following in his footsteps.

The Eagles are bringing a tight end into the fold, agreeing to terms with Harrison Bryant on a one-year deal, a league source confirmed to The Inquirer on Thursday.

The NFL Network first reported the news. The deal is reportedly worth up to $2 million.

Bryant, who turns 27 next month, is a five-year NFL veteran who most recently spent the 2024 season with the Las Vegas Raiders. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound tight end played the first four years of his career for the Cleveland Browns, the team that selected him in the fourth round of the 2020 draft out of Florida Atlantic.

A pass rusher is on the way to Philadelphia.

One day after Josh Sweat officially departed for the Arizona Cardinals in free agency, the Eagles agreed to terms on a one-year deal with outside linebacker Joshua Uche, a league source told The Inquirer on Thursday.

ESPN was first to report the news.

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter broke the news on the Eagles signing former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Joshua Uche. Did he break news on Brandon Graham as well?

Coming off the Eagles' Super Bowl win, the veteran Birds defender is contemplating retirement after spending his entire 15-year career in Philadelphia.

Graham, 36, is technically an unrestricted free agent and has yet to announce a decision about his future. But in a social media post announcing the Uche signing, Schefter said the move was made by the Eagles "to help replace Josh Sweat and Brandon Graham."

The Eagles added even more firepower to their backfield Wednesday, agreeing to terms with former Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon, according to league sources.

The deal came a few hours after the league year turned over and after Kenneth Gainwell reportedly agreed to join the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year deal, making the switch toward Dillon a one-for-one swap of backups for star running back Saquon Barkley.

Dillon, 26, was a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft out of Boston College. The 6-foot, 247-pound power back has been effective both in short-yardage situations and catching passes out of the backfield during his career, but he missed all of last season with a neck injury after suffering a stinger at the end of the 2023 season. According to NFL Network, Dillon was cleared to return by a neck specialist this offseason.

Three days into NFL free agency, nine former Eagles players have yet to be signed by other teams.

The list includes cornerback James Bradberry, who the Eagles released on Wednesday after missing all of 2024 with a torn Achilles tendon and soleus muscle.

Also among those yet to sign is right guard Mekhi Becton, a former first-round pick for the New York Jets who flourished last season in Philly but has yet to sign elsewhere.

Two words: slim pickings.

Three days into NFL free agency, and the Eagles still have several holes to fill after losing Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, and Isaiah Rodgers. The Birsds also traded away C.J. Gardner-Johnson and cut Darius Slay and James Bradberry.

Among the free agents still available is former Atlanta Falcons safety Justin Simmons, who has experience playing for defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and said playing for the Eagles is "high on the list."

Darius Slay isn’t coming back to the Eagles, but he is remaining in Pennsylvania. 

The six-time Pro Bowler signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday after being released by the Eagles, according to The Inquirer’s Jeff McLane. 

Slay was open to returning to the Eagles, and the Birds had interest in bringing him back, but weren’t able to beat the reported $10 million the Steelers put on the table.