Eagles poach former Saquon Barkley teammate from Giants

Adoree’ Jackson remained in free company till days earlier than the Giants’ opener final yr; he’ll land a deal a lot earlier in 2025. Jackson will comply with the Saquon Barkley path out of New York.

The Eagles will signal the previous first-round cornerback, Fox Sports activities’ Jordan Schultz studies. The previous Titans and Giants starter will be a part of an Eagles workforce that lower Darius Slay and misplaced Isaiah Rodgers to the Vikings.

After making the plan to designate Slay a post-June 1 lower, the Eagles had hoped to retain Rodgers. The Vikings intervened, giving the one-year Eagle contributor a two-year, $11M deal. Jackson possible will step in at a decrease price whereas bringing extra expertise. Jackson, who’s going into his age-30 season, has made 82 begins — 41 apiece in Tennessee and New York.

The CB market unfolded and not using a Jackson accord final spring, and he ended up on a one-year, $1.75M deal to stick with the Giants. After 4 Titans seasons, Jackson had initially performed out a three-year, $39M Giants contract. As New York aimed to go younger within the secondary final yr, Jackson nonetheless arrived as Eleventh-hour insurance coverage. He ended up beginning 5 video games for the 3-14 workforce.

Enjoying 47% of the Giants’ defensive snaps final yr, Jackson fared properly contemplating his late arrival. Professional Soccer Focus graded him thirty eighth amongst CB regulars, and Professional-Soccer-Reference’s protection metrics charged Jackson with a 48.8 completion proportion allowed — much better than his 2023 exhibiting (65.9). Jackson struggled in 2023, after having been reassigned to the slot in coaching camp earlier than being shifted again to his common perimeter position as soon as Don Martindale benched Tre Hawkins, however was a key a part of the Giants’ playoff journey in 2022. Permitting simply 51.7% of passes his strategy to be accomplished, Jackson graded as PFF’s No. 31 nook. He missed time attributable to an MCL sprain however returned for the playoffs and led the hassle to restrict Justin Jefferson in a Giants wild-card upset.

Jackson figures to be a Rodgers substitute as a depth piece, however the Eagles have a necessity on the boundary (to accompany locked-in starters Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean) after Slay’s Steelers signing. Jackson might compete for that position, however it will shock if Philly didn’t add a starter-caliber possibility within the draft or maybe through commerce. Whereas Jackson will not be the Slay substitute, the Tremendous Bowl champs no less than secured some insurance coverage.