Current:Home > MyEagles trade for two-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard in deal with Titans-LoTradeCoin
Eagles trade for two-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard in deal with Titans
View Date:2024-12-23 19:08:20
After one of the team's best defensive performances of the season, the Philadelphia Eagles are adding another marquee talent ahead of the NFL's trade deadline.
The Eagles are acquiring two-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard from the Tennessee Titans, coach Nick Sirianni confirmed on Monday. The Titans will receive fifth- and sixth-round draft picks in 2024 as well as safety Terrell Edmunds, a person familiar with the deal told USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade was not yet official.
Byard, 30, has been one of the NFL's most prolific ballhawks since entering the league in 2016, recording at least four interceptions in five of the last six seasons. His 27 career interceptions rank 10th among active players.
After reshuffling their outlook at safety in the offseason, the Eagles have dealt with multiple injuries at the position, including Reed Blankenship missing Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins with a rib injury. Fellow starter Justin Evans, meanwhile, was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 13 with a knee injury. Despite that, the Eagles managed to hold the Dolphins' offense – which had been the league's most prolific unit – to a season-low 17 points.
Byard was born in Philadelphia and has cited former Eagles standout safety Brian Dawkins as one of his favorite players.
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
Byard, who is under contract through the 2024 season, becomes the latest Titans castoff for first-year general manager Ran Carthon, who released a handful of veterans this offseason in cap-clearing moves. Tennessee currently stands in last place in the AFC South at 2-4.
The NFL's trade deadline is Oct. 31.
veryGood! (9283)
Related
- 13 Skincare Gifts Under $50 That Are Actually Worth It
- What the bonkers bond market means for you
- A New Hampshire beauty school student was found dead in 1981. Her killer has finally been identified.
- The wide open possibility of the high seas
- Michigan soldier’s daughter finally took a long look at his 250 WWII letters
- Gas Stoves in the US Emit Methane Equivalent to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Half a Million Cars
- Climate Activists and Environmental Justice Advocates Join the Gerrymandering Fight in Ohio and North Carolina
- Fossil Fuel Companies Stand to Make Billions From Tax Break in Democrats’ Build Back Better Bill
- Nearly 80,000 pounds of Costco butter recalled for missing 'Contains Milk statement': FDA
- GEO Group sickened ICE detainees with hazardous chemicals for months, a lawsuit says
Ranking
- Judge weighs the merits of a lawsuit alleging ‘Real Housewives’ creators abused a cast member
- Michael Cohen settles lawsuit against Trump Organization
- Activists Target Public Relations Groups For Greenwashing Fossil Fuels
- Michigan clerk stripped of election duties after he was charged with acting as fake elector in 2020 election
- Justine Bateman feels like she can breathe again in 'new era' after Trump win
- Plans to Reopen St. Croix’s Limetree Refinery Have Analysts Surprised and Residents Concerned
- Gas Stoves in the US Emit Methane Equivalent to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Half a Million Cars
- A Great Recession bank takeover
Recommendation
-
Record-setting dry conditions threaten more US wildfires, drinking water supplies
-
All new cars in the EU will be zero-emission by 2035. Here's where the U.S. stands
-
Nations Most Impacted by Global Warming Kept Out of Key Climate Meetings in Glasgow
-
College student falls hundreds of feet to his death while climbing Oregon mountain with his girlfriend
-
Jennifer Lopez Turns Wicked Premiere Into Family Outing With 16-Year-Old Emme
-
Photo of Connecticut McDonald's $18 Big Mac meal sparks debate online
-
Trump adds attorney John Lauro to legal team for special counsel's 2020 election probe
-
COP Negotiators Demand Nations do More to Curb Climate Change, but Required Emissions Cuts Remain Elusive