Welcome to the fifth installment of the best acquisition series. This series reviews each division’s best acquisition from the 2023 offseason. We will review the NFC East.
Criteria for this series
All individuals featured in this series must fulfill the specified criteria. The players on this list are those who joined a new team through trades or signings in the offseason, excluding draft picks, re-signed players, players claimed during roster cuts, regular season signings, or trades during the NFL Trade Deadline.
Note: Several teams lack a definitive player to be considered the best offseason acquisition. Teams without a definitive player are in italics.
Dallas Cowboys’ best offseason acquisition: K Brandon Aubrey
Dallas signed Brandon Aubrey to a 3-year, $2,700,000 contract with the expectation of being their long-term answer to the kicker position.
Aubrey did not disappoint, setting the record for the most made field goals to start an NFL career at 35. He went 49/52 on extra points, 9/9 from 20-29, 13/15 from 30-39, 4/4 from 40-49, 10/10 from 50+, and 36/38 overall.
Aubrey made it to his first Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors.
New York Giants’ best offseason acquisition: LB Bobby Okereke
New York signed Bobby Okereke to a 4-year, $40,000,000 contract with the expectation of being their number-one middle linebacker and solving their linebacker woes.
Okereke played well, recording 149 tackles, 11 for a loss, six QB hits, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, ten pass deflections, and four forced fumbles.
Philadelphia Eagles’ best offseason acquisition: RB D’Andre Swift
Philadelphia traded a 2025 fourth-round pick and a 2023 seventh-round pick to Detroit in exchange for a 2023 seventh-round pick and D’Andre Swift. Philadelphia traded for Swift, expecting him to be their number-one running back and be a reliable replacement for Miles Sanders.
Swift played well, recording 1,049 yards on 229 attempts and five touchdowns. He also has 39 receptions on 49 targets for 214 yards and one touchdown.
Swift made it to his first Pro Bowl and will be an unrestricted free agent.
Washington Commanders’ best offseason acquisition: LB Cody Barton
Washington signed Cody Barton to a 1-year, $3,500,000 contract with the expectation of being their number-one middle linebacker.
Barton missed four games because of a high ankle sprain.
Barton returned in Week 12 and did a decent job, recording 121 tackles, three for a loss, two QB hits, one interception, and one pass deflection.
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