March 13, 2026
The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with former Falcons edge defender Arnold Ebiketie on a one-year deal worth a maximum of $7.3 million, per ESPN.
Ebiketie is undersized, but has some explosive athletic traits:
He also has some pass rush talent, shown in the below highlight reel (video via Al Karsten):
However, he only has 16.5 in his first four NFL seasons after he was a second-round pick in 2022:
| Arnold Ebiketie | Tackles (TFL) | Sacks | QB hits | FF |
| 2022 | 30 | 2.5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 38 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 129 | 16.5 | 41 | 4 |
Ebiketie had some pockets of success in 2023 and 2024, when he had 6 sacks each season. His numbers were down in 2025 because the Falcons selected a pair of edge rushers in the first round of the 2025 draft in Jalon Walker and James Pearce; and they signed Leonard Floyd in free agency.
Ebiketie came to Philly on a pre-draft visit in 2022. Players who visit prior to the draft often wind up playing for the Eagles, either as draft picks of the team or later down the road as trade or free agent acquisitions. It is also my understanding that they had some interest in him at the trade deadline last year, but instead landed Jaelan Phillips.
Ebiketie's profile fits what the Eagles look for in low-cost players in free agency:
Ebiketie reminds me a little of the Eagles' edge defender acquisitions of a year ago in Azeez Ojulari and Josh Uche, who were also both former high picks with flashes of production. They didn't work out, of course, and the strategy of going after players like that is debatable, but Ebiketie does feel a lot like Howie Roseman's jam.
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