The Philadelphia Eagles addressed the biggest question mark on their roster by signing veteran linebackers Myles Jack and Zach Cunningham to one-year deals, the team announced Sunday.
Last season’s NFC champions lost a few defensive starters to free agency, including linebackers T.J. Edwards to the Chicago Bears and Kyzir White to the Arizona Cardinals. Second-year Eagles player Nakobe Dean and sixth-year player Nicholas Morrow, a starter last season in Chicago, are expected to step in as the new starters.
Jack, 27, spent six seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2016-21) before playing in 2022 for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He started 13 of 15 games and recorded 104 tackles (61 solo).
For his career, the second-round pick out of UCLA in 2016 has 617 tackles (396 solo), 6.5 sacks, 22 tackles for loss and three interceptions in 103 games (95 starts). The Steelers released Jack in March and he had been an unrestricted free agent. Cunningham, 28, played last season for the Tennessee Titans, and was limited to six games (all starts) because of an elbow injury. He made 24 tackles (15 solo). The Titans released him in February.
A second-round selection out of Vanderbilt by the Houston Texans in 2017, Cunningham played from 2017 to 2021 for the Texans. He led the NFL with 164 total tackles and 106 solo tackles in 2020. The Texans waived him in December 2021 and the Titans claimed him the next day. He started last four games for Tennessee that season. For his career, Cunningham has 620 tackles (392 solo) and 6.5 sacks in 82 games (76 starts). In corresponding moves to make room on the 90-player roster, Philadelphia waived injured wide receiver Charleston Rambo and released linebacker Davion Taylor. The team also signed offensive lineman Josh Andrews, who has played for five different NFL teams, including the Eagles in 2015-16.
–Field Level Media
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