Potential Eagles free-agent targets with connections to Nick Sirianni

Muhammad’s addition would upgrade the Eagles pass rush significantly.

Now, here’s someone the Eagles fan base and media would fall in love with. The argument can be made that other defensive ends in the NFL are better than Al-Quadin Muhammad. If he hits the free-agency pool, he won’t be the most sought-after player at his position, but that isn’t a knock on him and his potential.

He may not necessarily be what you would call elite, at least not yet. Give him some time though. All he needs is a good position coach and a chance.

Muhammad has added 127 tackles, 11 sacks, 30 additional quarterback hits, and three forced fumbles to his NFL resume in four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts after appearing in four games with the New Orleans Saints as a rookie. That means that he and Sirianni were a part of the same organization for three seasons.

With Derek Barnett and Ryan Kerrigan both headed towards free agency and with there seemingly being plans to hang on to Brandon Graham, the Eagles’ defensive end position is losing players and aging simultaneously.

Two talented youngsters, Josh Sweat and Tarron Jackson, are both still in the mix, but the Birds may want to explore options in free agency and the draft. Al-Quadin Muhammad is a nice place to begin looking. He might be everything Philly thought they were getting in Ryan Kerrigan this past season and from Barnett for just about the entire time they’ve known him.