March 13, 2023

Eagles players react to Javon Hargrave, T.J. Edwards free agent deals on Twitter

With Javon Hargrave heading to San Francisco and T.J. Edwards agreeing to a contract with the Bears, Eagles players took to Twitter to show their support for their old teammates.

By Shamus Clancy
PhillyVoice Staff

Legal tampering – an oxymoron if I've ever heard one – began across the NFL at noon on Monday, as news broke about a long list of players agreeing to new deals in free agency. Two key Eagles defensive players from the past few years, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and linebacker T.J. Edwards, are both headed elsewhere.

Hargrave is signing a four-year contract worth up to $84 million ($40 million guaranteed) with a 49ers team that the Eagles just beat in the NFC Championship Game. Meanwhile, Edwards, an Illinois native, is signing a three-year contract with the Bears worth $19.5 million with $12 million guaranteed.

Hargrave racked up 23 sacks during his three years in Philly and made the Pro Bowl in 2021. Edwards went from an undrafted rookie free agent in 2019 to the Eagles' top linebacker in each of the last two seasons, recording 99 solo tackles in 2022.

Their former Eagles teammates took to Twitter after the agreements were announced to show their support. It's a rite of passage for NFL players to do this. They know it's a business.

Here's what several Eagles posted for Hargrave...

From Haason Reddick after the duo wrecked opposing QBs all season long:

Yeaaaa Grave!!! 💪🏾
— Haason 7 Reddick (@Haason7Reddick) March 13, 2023

From fellow defensive tackle Milton Williams:

Congrats big bro 🫡
— Milton Williams (@miltonw_12) March 13, 2023

From linebacker Shaun Bradley:

‼️🔥 yessir https://t.co/uplGF9rnlo
— Shaun Bradley® (Sdot) (@Sdot_Bradley5) March 13, 2023

From Pro Bowl corner Darius Slay:

Yes sir @Jay_MostWanted well deserved my guy! U a real one ✊🏽 https://t.co/ZgLHSklyKF
— Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) March 13, 2023

From fellow impending free agent defender C.J. Gardner-Johnson:

WE TALKED BOUT IT 🙏🏾🗣️ CONGRATULATIONS TWIN @Jay_MostWanted https://t.co/OiCneUdDUS
— C.J. Gardner-Johnson (@CGJXXIII) March 13, 2023

Eagles players also gave Edwards his deserved props...

From slot corner Avonte Maddox:

@TJEdwards8 TJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ https://t.co/iVAAflEVlI
— Avonte Maddox (@2live_AM) March 13, 2023

Slay gave his support for Edwards, too:

Yes sir congrats my guy @TJEdwards8 https://t.co/umzK2NI2NN
— Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) March 13, 2023

As did Bradley [NSFW language warning]:

Letss fuckingggg gooo!!!‼️‼️‼️ straight dawg. Gon get everything an more from bro🔥🔥🔥🖤🤞🏽 https://t.co/mcP1vID35Y
— Shaun Bradley® (Sdot) (@Sdot_Bradley5) March 13, 2023

Gardner-Johnson as well:

Congratulations my guy @TJEdwards8 🙏🏾🙏🏾
— C.J. Gardner-Johnson (@CGJXXIII) March 13, 2023

Kyzir White, another Eagles linebacker hitting the free agency market, showed his love:

My dawg! Well deserved brudda🤞🏽❤️ https://t.co/DcnYnud5IN
— Kyzir (@KyzirWhite8) March 13, 2023

With other big-name Eagles likely to find new contracts in the coming days and weeks like Gardner-Johnson, James Bradberry, Fletcher Cox, Isaac Seumalo and more, I doubt this is the last we'll see of players bidding their farewells.

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