Eagles news: Birds add pass-rush help, agree with Lane Johnson on contract extension; latest rumors and updates

The Eagles have ensured that their franchise right tackle has the opportunity to be a part of their future for the next few years.

Lane Johnson agreed to terms on a one-year extension through 2027, the Eagles announced on Monday evening. Johnson, who turns 35 in May, will be going into his 15th season in Philadelphia when the new deal begins.

Prior to the Eagles agreeing to a one-year deal with former Giants pass rusher Azeez Ojulari, both Olivia Reiner and EJ Smith identified Ojulari as a potential fit for the Birds. Here's what they wrote at the time:

Olivia Reiner

After spending his first four NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns and his fifth with the Las Vegas Raiders, Harrison Bryant's reasoning for signing with the Eagles was pretty simple. He wanted to come to a winning organization, he said.

"What’s better than signing with the defending Super Bowl champs?" he said Monday.

How does one get into long snapping? For Charley Hughlett, it was an open tryout at Central Florida.

Hughlett, the Eagles' new long snapper, was at UCF as a tight end. But just before his freshman season started, the regular snapper decided to quit. Hughlett had some snapping history from his time at Hillsborough High in Tampa, Fla., so when the team conducted an open tryout, Hughlett had an advantage.

Former Eagles guard Mekhi Becton is heading to the Los Angeles Chargers, the third Birds starter to depart the team as a free agent.

On Monday, Becton posted a lengthy goodbye to the Eagles and Philadelphia, but devoted a huge chunk of the letter to Birds offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland.

The Eagles haven’t made a ton of additions in free agency, opting for smaller moves involving inexpensive players with potential upsides. 

The most recent addition is former New York Giants cornerback Adoree Jackson, who brings experience to a young Eagles’ secondary without Darius Slay. 

Former Eagles linebacker Oren Burks, who signed a two-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals, said goodbye to Philadelphia in a message on Instagram shared Sunday evening.

“While it was a short chapter in my career, it’s been a chapter well worth remembering,” Burks wrote. “It’s been an honor to go to battle for this organization, my teammates who have become brothers, and this city who embraced me with open arms.”

Mekhi Becton became the latest on the Eagles’ growing list of departures from the Super Bowl team.

The right guard signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday night, closing the door on a potential return to the Eagles. The 25-year-old spent one year with the Eagles and turned his career around by switching from offensive tackle to the interior line and emerging as a dependable starter. The Chargers listed Becton as a guard in the team’s official release following the signing.

A week into free agency and several former Eagles players have yet to sign elsewhere.

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