Derek Barnett is staying in Philly. The Eagles reached a two-year agreement to retain the veteran defensive end Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets. The team has since announced the move.
This will ensure the Eagles again have a deep stable of edge rushers. The team extended Josh Sweat last year and signed Haason Reddick last week. Brandon Graham remains under contract as well.
Howie Roseman said at the Combine he would be “surprised” if the Eagles did not devote offseason assets to addressing their defensive end position, but a previous report indicated Barnett was likely on the way out. While Barnett’s contract will certainly check in below Reddick’s on the payroll, the former first-round pick’s return will bolster a Philadelphia edge corps that played shorthanded last season.
Graham is coming off an Achilles tear and will turn 34 next week. Barnett will be 26 when the Eagles begin the 2022 season. He joins Sweat as a homegrown D-end given a second contract. The Eagles signed Sweat to a three-year, $40MM extension and gave Reddick a three-year, $45MM pact. Graham is attached to a $9.25MM-per-year deal. Barnett’s contract gives the Eagles four veteran deals at defensive end, making for a rather unusual setup.
While Barnett has not delivered on the promise he came with as the 2017 No. 14 overall pick, the Tennessee alum represents a complementary piece. Barnett has 21.5 career sacks, with 12 of those coming between the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Barnett posted 22 QB hits during the 2019 campaign. However, he slumped during his contract year, which ended with just two sacks. The 6-foot-3 edge plays the run effectively and does have the biggest fumble recovery in Eagles history on his resume, having pounced on Graham’s sack-strip of Tom Brady late in the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII win.
Not a star, but the dude was better than people claimed. Not easy to play in Philly when you don’t live up to the 1st round hype.
He has prolonged so many opponents drives with stupid penalties. Wow , I thought we’d finally gotten rid of him. What’s next, giving Reagor an extension?
why?????
Guess not taking a de round 1
well we can guarantee next year that the Eagles defense will have at least two offside penalties and one personal foul for hitting the quarterback late.
One penalty per game and usually at the most in opportune time like 3rd and short.
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Ladies and Gentleman…The Cleveland Browns.
Not as bad as the Phillies bringing back Odubel Herrera but it’s right up there. Dude had more personal foul penalties than sacks. Hope he’s learned to not jump offsides
That’s a gross comparison.
How so? Both have offered absolutely nothing in their time here. Haven’t we seen enough?
one of the dudes is a domestic abuser?
Didn’t mention the off field stuff. Just from a performance standpoint
Let’s keep him off the field on third down.
If draft picks are so important, and the Rams shown otherwise, then the Eagles should have their 2nd ring next season right?
Whyyyyyyy?
Reagor and Whiteside still here and resign Barnett. I hope they are paying him minimum wage because he commits more stupid penalties than the rest of the team combined.
“This will ensure the Eagles again have a deep stable of edge rushers.” With Barnett their pass rush is as deep as a puddle. Dude sucks.
True. And worse than being bad and a bust, he takes the dumbest penalties at the worst times possible.
As someone on Twitter posted “ I’m surprised he wasn’t flagged signing his contract”
The Eagles are basically just running it back next year replacing Singleton with Reddick and **hopefully** Reagor with Paschall. For the love of god Howie draft well.
“Barnett has just 21 1/2 sacks in his five-year career and is coming off a 2-sack season in 2021 in 16 games. Since he entered the league in 2017, Barnett is 67th in the NFL in sacks and has never had more than 6 1/2 in any season.
Aside from his lack of production, Barnett has also become a headache for fans and coaches thanks to his overwhelming amount of penalties. In 64 career games, Barnett has committed 25 penalties, including 10 personal fouls.”
High draft pick wasted, can’t believe they brought this clown back. Sack specialist but has more penalties than sacks in his career. League minimum is too much. SMH.
712 snaps, 2 sacks, 7 TFL, 11 hits, 8 penalties (3 of which gave up a 1st down on 3rd down). BARNETT SUCKS!
Didn’t want him at all, but this is a massive overpay for a guy that gets more roughing the passer calls than sacks