Derek Barnett
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One familiar face from the Philadelphia Eagles‘ recent past is getting a primo chance to continue his NFL career.
“ESPN sources: The Browns are placing starting DE Alex Wright on season-ending injured reserve with a ruptured Achilles, and they now will sign former first-round pick DE Derek Barnett,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote on his official X account on Sunday morning. “Wright was carted off the practice field Thursday after getting hurt during a one-on-one drill with Bills OT Spencer Brown. Tests later revealed a season-ending ruptured Achilles … The Browns already had been looking for pass rush help before the Alex Wright injury, bringing in Jadeveon Clowney and Za’Darius Smith, but both signed elsewhere. Now, with the need even more pressing, they land former Eagles and Texans DE Derek Barnett.”
Barnett, 6-foot-3 and 259 pounds, was a 1st-round pick (No. 17 overall) by the Eagles in the 2017 NFL Draft and won a Super Bowl as a rookie. He played for the Eagles until 2023.
“Defensive end Derek Barnett is signing with the Cleveland Browns on a one-year deal up to $5.5M, per source,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote on his official X account on Sunday. “The former first-round pick is back for Year 10, spent previous three years in Houston.”
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