The Philadelphia Eagles obviously aren’t going to look exactly the same by the time the 2025 National Football League season rolls around.
Philadelphia has plenty of players heading to free agency and it’s not financially feasible to bring everyone back. There are even guys currently under contract who may not be back. ESPN made a list of one player that could use a “change of scenery” from each team. Tim McManus had James Bradberry for the Eagles.
“DB James Bradberry IV,” McManus said. “Bradberry, 31, has one year left on his three-year, $38 million contract but it would be no surprise if he and the Eagles parted ways. He lost the starting corner job following a down 2023 season and the subsequent drafting of rookie standouts Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean.
“Seeing the writing on the wall, Bradberry transitioned to safety this summer and made the 53-man roster, but he injured his leg in August and spent the season on injured reserve. The former All-Pro will look to reestablish himself in ’25, likely with a new team.”
This isn’t too shocking. There were rumors all last offseason that the Eagles could end up moving on from Bradberry. He shocked some by sticking around and initially earning a spot on the Eagles’ roster.
He suffered an injury and was forced to go on the Injured Reserve. Bradberry never took the field for the Eagles in 2024.
He was an All-Pro in 2022. The Eagles made a good move bringing Bradberry to town ahead of that campaign. He still has one season left on his three-year, $38 million deal. While this is the case, it seems fair to think that his time with the Eagles could be done.
Inside The Eagles Plan to Keep Super Bowl ‘Window’ Open Amid Cap Challenges
When the Philadelphia Eagles first won their Super Bowl in 2017, the team struggled to build a consistent winner shortly thereafter.
While Philly did make it to the playoffs in two of their next three seasons, the organization went after aging veterans that resulted in one of the worst years in team history during the 2020 campaign.
It appears the Eagles have learned from that mistake, though.
As the Eagles prepare for the 2025 offseason, they do so knowing they have one of the youngest rosters in the game. It could get even younger this year if and when Brandon Graham and Darius Slay leave the organization.
With so many young players not needing contract extensions yet, the Eagles are preparing themselves to build a sustained winner unlike anything that has happened in franchise history.
At least that’s the goal of general manager Howie Roseman.
“We have to get creative,” Roseman said, “to make sure that we’re keeping as many of our good players as we can. I sat up here last year and I said that’s going to include playing young players and I think that’s going to be a huge part of what we are going forward because we’re fortunate enough to have a lot of good players who are making a lot of money.”
Roseman has done his part in building championship rosters in multiple seasons over the last decade. He’s done it thanks to the team being able to stay aggressive in free agency while also finding a way to bolster the youth of the roster through the Draft.
It’s what makes Roseman so dominant at this stage of his career.
And why the Eagles remain a threat to win the title again next season. … with the “window” ideally staying open for a while.
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