{"id":181515,"date":"2025-08-28T04:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T04:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181515\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T04:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T04:26:12","slug":"former-eagles-starting-safety-returns-to-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181515\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Eagles starting safety returns to Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Some late night roster news: the Philadelphia Eagles are re-signing former starting safety Marcus Epps.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote _1teeyfa0 ls9zuh9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">The former starting Eagles safety was released by the New England Patriots. Reports indicate Epps asked to be cut, perhaps with the idea he could find a better path to playing time elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">A return to Philly could make sense, especially if Andrew Mukuba\u2019s hamstring injury prevents him from practicing leading up to Week 1.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In addition to Mukuba\u2019s status being up in the air, the Eagles waived Tristin McCollum on Wednesday. That move left them with just three safeties (plus Cooper DeJean, who has taken reps on the back end in the Eagles\u2019 base defense) on their 53-man roster. Re-signing Epps gives them four again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Eagles originally acquired a rookie Epps off waivers from the Minnesota Vikings (who drafted him with a sixth-round pick) in early November 2019. He progressively worked his way up from fringe roster player to rotational contributor to full-time starter for the Eagles in 2022. Following that season, he signed a multi-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency. Epps started all 17 games for them in 2023 before suffering an ACL injury that limited him to just three games played in 2024. Epps then signed with the aforementioned Patriots on a one-year \u201cprove it\u201d deal in March earlier this year. Now he\u2019s back in Philly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Though he\u2019s returning to a familiar team, Epps will be learning a new system. He previously played for Jim Schwartz and Jonathan Gannon (boo) and now he\u2019s working under Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. One would think Epps isn\u2019t ready to play a major role on defense right away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As it currently stands, Sydney Brown is projected to start in Week 1. That could change if Mukuba gets real healthy real soon. If not, Mukuba might still be able to overtake Brown when he does return. If neither Brown nor Mukuba seize the starting safety job, perhaps Epps takes over as the fallback option. The Eagles would probably prefer that he remains a veteran backup who can also help out on special teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some late night roster news: the Philadelphia Eagles are re-signing former starting safety Marcus Epps. 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