The Eagles continued the trend of bringing back their own free agents with Thursday's announcement that they signed defensive end Derek Barnett to a two-year contract.
Barnett's return was a bit of a surprise after the Eagles inked edge rusher Haason Reddick to a three-year, $45 million deal last week. But he wasn't garnering much interest in free agency and the Eagles decided to roll it back with their 2017 first-round draft pick, and likely at a lower per-year salary than he earned in 2021.
Barnett wasn't a first-round bust, but he failed to deliver upon the draft capital and a promising rookie season, partly because of injuries. He missed a total of 16 games to injury from 2017-20. He played in all 17 games plus a playoff game last season, but finished with a career-low two sacks and 11 quarterback hits.
