When it comes to a team like the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, any sort of drama can be hard to find.
In the case of the 2025 version of the Eagles, it comes down to the little things if we’re looking for weaknesses. One of those has been one of the outside cornerback spots opposite Quinyon Mitchell.
Right now, it could be one of 3 players with free agent signee Adoree Jackson, 2023 fourth round pick Kelee Ringo and Jakorian Bennett, who the Eagles acquired in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders on August 4.
With no one creating separation, Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox thinks the Eagles should explore another trade — this time for a former first round pick with Cleveland Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II in exchange for a conditional 2026 fourth round pick.
“Newsome is set to play on the fifth-year option and will be a free agent in 2026,” Knox wrote on September 3. “He’s played well at times for the Browns — he allowed an opposing passer rating of just 74.8 in 2023 — but not well enough to earn a lucrative extension. Injuries have also prevented the 25-year-old from playing more than 15 games in any one season.”
Newsome Playing For Big Money in 2025
While Newsome hasn’t been able to snag a big payday yet — in relative terms — he could very well land a massive contract if he plays well in 2025.
The biggest indication of his capability to do so comes from the Browns, who will pay him approximately $13.3 million this season on the fifth-year option of his 4-year, $12.7 million rookie contract.
Newsome, 6-foot and 192 pounds, solidified his draft stock after an All-American season at Northwestern in 2020 by running a 4.38-second 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine. He also had a 40-inch vertical leap and knocked out 18 reps in the 225-pound bench press.
The Browns selected Newsome at No. 26 overall in the 2021 NFL draft. He was a plug and play starter as a rookie but missed 5 games due to injuries. While Newsome hasn’t had a major injury in his career, he’s never played a full season due to injuries — he missed 2 games in 2022, 3 games in 2023 and 4 games in 2024.
If Newsome does get traded, it’s a move that would likely come after the first month of the season. The Browns went 3-14 in 2024 and should be one of the NFL’s worst teams again in 2025.
Once the season gets out of control it’s not unreasonable to expect them to start looking for deals that bring them draft picks.
Eagles Already Have Elite Secondary In Place
The Eagles have one distinct advantage — if they don’t make another move they already have one of the NFL’s elite secondaries despite the loss of veterans off last year’s Super Bowl winning team like Darius Slay and C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
Both Mitchell and fellow second year star and nickelback Cooper DeJean are already considered 2 of the NFL’s best at their positions.
Safety Reed Blankenship is entering his third season as a full time starter. Rookie safety Andrew Mukuba, a second round pick, has already earned a starting spot and looked like he has star potential in the preseason.
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