Should the Eagles reunite Eddie Jackson with Vic Fangio? – BGN

Jackson, who turned 30 in December, actually seems like a realistic possibility for the Birds. The 2017 fourth-round pick was drafted when new Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was still the Bears’ DC. They spent two seasons in Chicago together before Fangio became the Denver Broncos’ head coach. (Side note: Jackson also overlapped with Eagles assistant special teams coach Joe Pannunzio for two years at Alabama.) Playing for Fangio, Jackson made one of two career Pro Bowl appearances and earned his only first-team All-Pro recognition. He had eight interceptions in two years with Fangio and then just seven in his next five seasons combined. So, can reuniting with Fangio help Jackson thrive again? Our friends over at Windy City Gridiron suggest that the veteran safety still has some gas left in the tank.

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Jackson was due to make $12M this year so the Bears cut him. He turned 30 in December and isn’t the same guy who made the Pro Bowl in 2018 and 2019, but could be a good fit for the Eagles. Reed Blankenship is a starting safety. Sydney Brown looks like he could be a starting safety, but is coming off a torn ACL. He’ll miss most of 2024. The Eagles could use a place-holder. Jackson knows Fangio’s scheme and could be a good fit as a band-aid for the upcoming season. He is coming off the least productive season of his career, though, so he’s hardly someone to get excited about. The Eagles will add another young safety, whether as a mid-round pick or UDFA. Jackson would have value in helping to tutor the young guys in how to play Fangio’s scheme and how to deal with Fangio himself.

2024 NFL Predictions

Bowen: CB L’Jarius Sneed signs with the Eagles. Upgrading the cornerback position is an offseason priority in Philadelphia. With Sneed, the Eagles land one of the top veteran free agents, who has the coverage skills and ability to produce in Vic Fangio’s system.

6 Pending Free Agents

WR Noah Brown: Brown, 28, spent his 2023 season with the Houston Texans on a one-year deal but missed some time with injuries during the season and was knocked out of the playoffs with a shoulder injury. In 10 games, though, Brown still managed to have 33/567/2. That came after a breakout season under Moore in Dallas in 2022, when he had 43/555/3. Brown (6-2, 215 pounds) is the type of big-bodied receiver the Eagles tried to add with some futures deals this past offseason. Brown, a seventh-round pick out of Ohio State in 2017, has been a big-time special teams contributor before and has been known as a solid blocker in the NFL. He has some versatility because of his blocking ability and could even play the role of a tight end in some smaller personnel groupings.