The Philadelphia Eagles finished the regular season with an 11-6 record and lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round.
Their defense underachieved this season compared to last season. In 2022, they ranked 8th in points, 3rd in total yards, and 1st in sacks.
In 2023, they ranked 30th in points, 26th in total yards, and 20th in sacks.
Philadelphia is trying to boost their sack numbers for the 2024 season by signing a former 3rd-round pick.
The Philadelphia Eagles signed a pass rusher who recently played for the Detroit Lions.
Philadelphia signed EDGE rusher Julian Okwara. Okwara spent his first four seasons with the Detroit Lions.
Here’s a quick review of his NFL career.
He was drafted in 2020.
The Detroit Lions drafted Julian Okwara in the 3rd round, 67th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Okwara appeared in six games in his rookie season, recording three tackles and one for a loss. He suffered a right leg injury in Week 6 and missed the next nine games.
Okwara appeared in 13 games in his second season, recording 27 tackles, six for a loss, nine QB hits, five sacks, one interception, two pass deflections, and one forced fumble. He missed three games because of an ankle injury.
Okwara appeared in ten games in his third season, recording 17 tackles, three for a loss, three QB hits, and two sacks. He missed Week 1 because of a hamstring injury and the last six games because of an elbow injury.
Okwara appeared in nine games in his fourth season, recording seven tackles, two for a loss, four QB hits, two sacks, and one pass deflection. He missed the first four games to recover from the elbow injury and was inactive in Weeks 12, 13, 15, and 17.
Detroit released him to make room for James Houston.
Okwara joins a talented bunch of EDGE rushers.
Julian Okwara joins a talented bunch of EDGE rushers in Philadelphia. They include Haason Reddick, Josh Sweat, Nolan Smith, and Patrick Johnson.
Will Okwara be a contributor and help assist Philadelphia’s defense next season?