The , and they'll have a rejigged squad following the free agency market opening in March. The team have lost some heavy hitters this offseason, including defensive duo Josh Sweat and Milton Williams, as well as backup running back Kenneth Gainwell.

However, they have also gained some hidden gems for their roster by signing on some free agents, including extending All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun's contract and giving him a partner in Ben VanSumeren, who signed a one-year deal with the .

Other new signings include linebackers Azeez Ojulari, Patrick Johnson and Joshua Uche, tight ends Kylen Granson and Harrison Bryant, long snapper Charley Hughlett, punt returner Avery Williams, cornerback Adoree Jackson and running back AJ Dillon.

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Fans will be hoping that more deals trickle through the door before the Draft begins on April 24, so the team can utilise their nine picks to add some serious talent on both sides of the ball. However, there is definitive proof that the Eagles know what they are doing in the free agency market, given their success in previous years in signing proven players to their squad.

Here, Sport has outlined some of the Eagles' best free agency signings in the past, including a former offensive Rookie of the Year and a franchise record-breaker.

One of the most recent – and arguably most successful – free agency signings for the Eagles is running back Saquon Barkley, who spearheaded their 2024 success all the way to Super Bowl LIX. Barkley, who began his career with the New York Giants as the second overall pick in the 2018 Draft, was an immediate success in the NFL.

He was voted the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2018 with a 1,307 rushing and 721 receiving yard season alongside 11 touchdowns, and became a team captain for the NFC East team just one season into his career.

Following the 2023 season's conclusion, Barkley became a free agent and left the Giants with 1201 carries for 5211 yards, and he scored 47 touchdowns in 74 games for the team. In March 2024, the running back signed a three-year deal with the Eagles worth £28.5million ($37m).

This move was deemed extremely controversial in the NFL, given that Barkley had switched teams in the same division – and the Giants were fierce rivals of the Eagles. However, this controversy seemed to push the 28-year-old on rather than deter him, as he had a career-high year of rushing yards with 2,005 in the regular season, and broke his own touchdown record with 13 across 16 games played.

Postseason, Barkley rushed for 499 yards and five touchdowns, winning Super Bowl LIX and being named NFL Offensive Player of the Year for his performance across 2024.

Nick Foles is a name not many Eagles fans will forget in a hurry, given that he was a leader in the team's journey to their first-ever Super Bowl title in 2017. The quarterback was selected by the Eagles in the third round as the 88th overall pick of the 2012 Draft, signing a four-year deal under then-head-coach Andy Reid.

He spent three years in Philadelphia, before being traded to the St Louis Rams in 2015 for draft picks and fellow quarterback Sam Bradford. He then moved to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2016 on a one-year deal, with an option of a second if he performed well.

However, the Chiefs declined to extend and Foles became a free agent – and he returned to his first NFL team, the Eagles. At the time, the quarterback was signed as a backup to then-starter Carson Wentz, who was the second overall pick in the 2016 Draft.

Wentz was having an MVP-calibre season that year, but he tore his ACL in week 14 – leaving the door open for Foles to step in. This is when Foles' return to the Eagles went from being a decent backup option to arguably one of the most important free agency signings in franchise history, as the team won their first division title since 2013 and headed to Super Bowl LII.

During the championship game, Foles caught a touchdown pass from tight end Trey Burton – with the play dubbed the Philly Special, or Philly, Philly – and became the first player to both throw and catch a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl.

The Eagles defeated the then-dominant New England Patriots 41-33 to win their first-ever Lombardi, and Foles was named the MVP of the game – not a bad return for a free agent and backup option.

David Akers was a kicker who had quite the unique beginning to his professional football career. After not being picked in the 1997 NFL Draft, Akers spent time trying to make the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers teams before eventually being signed by Washington in 1998.

He was waived in 1999, and then claimed by the Eagles – who sent the kicker out for some more experience in NFL Europe to join Berlin Thunder. This season proved to be the turning point in Akers' career, as he returned to Philadelphia in 2000 and became one of the greatest kickers the franchise has had.

Out of 477 attempts, Akers made 386 of his kicks with an 80.9% field goal success rate, and he was named to the Pro Bowl on five occasions in his 12 seasons with the Eagles. He was also named a first-team All-Pro once and second-team All-Pro four times during his tenure in the NFC East.

Akers holds the franchise record for most amount of field goals made, with 294, and continues to hold that title to this day – despite retiring eight years ago in 2017.

Troy Vincent was the seventh overall pick in the 1992 NFL Draft, and joined the Miami Dolphins initially with high hopes for his future. The cornerback started 55 regular season games with the Dolphins, but ran out his rookie contract and wasn't re-signed – leaving him a free agent just four years into his career.

However, the Eagles took a chance on Vincent in 1996 and he quickly became an integral part of the team's fearsome 'Gang Green' defensive roster. While not winning a Super Bowl during his time in Philadelphia, Vincent collected plenty of personal honours during his eight-year tenure.

These included five Pro Bowl appearances, two All-Pro honours and also being named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2002. He finished his career with the seventh-most interceptions in Eagles history, and is still a massive part of the NFL today.

Nowadays, Vincent is the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, and has been in the position since 2014.

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