The start of NFL free agency is still about a month away; the new league year officially begins on March 11. But any players released before then are free to sign immediately after their contract is terminated.
On this topic, the Miami Dolphins are cutting veteran edge rusher Bradley Chubb, according to a report from NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The Dolphins are installing a new defense under new head coach Jeff Hafley and moving on from Chubb, who turns 30 in June, clears some cap space.
The natural question is: should the Philadelphia Eagles have interest in signing him?
Chubb obviously has familiarity with the Eagles’ defensive coordinator; Vic Fangio was his head coach on the Denver Broncos from 2019-2021 before the two reunited in Fangio’s sole season as the Dolphins’ DC in 2023. Eagles senior personnel director/advisor to the general manager Matt Russell was also the Broncos’ director of player personnel when Chubb was selected in the 2018 NFL Draft. Unless those relationships didn’t go well, Chubb and the Eagles should be on each other’s radars.
Can Chubb still play? The two-time Pro Bowler did have 8.5 sacks and eight TFLs last year. He missed all of 2024 due to an ACL injury but he had 11 sacks (second-highest mark of his career) while suiting up for Fangio in 2023.
The Eagles will be very thin at edge rusher if they don’t re-sign Jaelan Phillips, who could conceivably earn a big-time contract in free agency. Jalyx Hunt, Nolan Smith, and Jose Ramirez (who?) are currently the only Eagles players at their position under contract for 2025.
Chubb isn’t the type of player that the Eagles must immediately go out and sign. The Dolphins are cutting him for a reason and he’s had durability issues in the past. But if the price is right and he’s willing to be part of Philly’s pass rush rotation, maybe it’s a good fit for both sides.
What say you?
