The Eagles are signing safeties Marcus Epps and J.T. Gray to one-year deals, Dianna Russini of TheAthletic.com reports.
News of the agreements comes after the team traded safety Sydney Brown to the Falcons in a swap of picks. The Eagles also lost safety Reed Blankenship, who signed with Houston as a free agent.
Epps, 30, played for the Eagles last season, seeing action on 250 defensive snaps and 119 on special teams in 12 games. He started four games in place of Drew Mukuba.
Epps also played for the Eagles from 2019-22.
He has played games for the Vikings and Raiders, too, and has totaled 315 tackles, three interceptions, 18 passes defensed and two forced fumbles in his career.
Gray, 30, played four games for the Broncos and one for the Bucs last season after seven seasons in Denver. He is a core special teams player, with 153 defensive snaps and 2,231 on special teams in 98 career games.
He made the Pro Bowl and was first-team All-Pro as a special teams player in 2021 and was second-team All-Pro in 2019 and 2024.
The Eagles are trading safety Sydney Brown to the Falcons for a swap of picks, according to multiple reports.
The teams swapped fourth- and sixth-round picks, with Philadelphia acquiring picks No. 114 and 197 and Atlanta receiving picks No. 122 and 215 in addition to Brown.
Brown is entering the final year of his contract with a $1.484 million base salary and a $1.829 million salary cap hit.
Brown, who turns 26 on Saturday, has played 42 games with nine starts in his three seasons. He has totaled 86 tackles, two interceptions, five passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
The Eagles made him a third-round pick in 2023.
In 2025, Brown played all 17 games with three starts, seeing action on 22 percent of the defensive snaps and 76 on special teams.
DeMarcco Hellams, who has played only 11 games the past three seasons due to injury, was the third safety for the Falcons before the trade.
Philadelphia has added a running back.
The Eagles announced on Thursday that they’ve agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Dameon Pierce.
Pierce, 25, was most recently with the Chiefs in 2025, appearing in one game for the club. He had signed with Kansas City off of Houston’s practice squad, where he’d previously spent all of his career.
The Texans selected Pierce in the fourth round of the 2022 draft. He appeared in 42 games with 20 starts for the club, rushing for 1,674 yards and eight touchdowns. He also caught 45 passes for 268 yards with one TD.
Pierce’s best season came in 2022 as a rookie, as he totaled 1,104 yards from scrimmage with five total touchdowns.
The Eagles are adding a tight end who last played in the AFC East.
Philadelphia has agreed to terms with tight end Stone Smartt on a one-year deal, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
Smartt, 27, spent the 2025 season with the Jets. He appeared in 15 games with one start for the club, mainly playing special teams. He caught seven passes for 52 yards.
A former college quarterback, Smartt spent his first three pro seasons with the Chargers after going undrafted in 2022. In his 53 career games, he’s tallied 38 receptions for 432 yards with one touchdown.
New Eagles wide receiver Hollywood Brown says the opportunity to play with quarterback Jalen Hurts was one of the things that led him to sign in Philadelphia.
“I’ve been watching Jalen play for a while,” Brown said. “Previous teammates talk highly about him, and for me watching the film on him, seeing how he’s able to make stuff happen, how composed he is, his deep ball, and just how he’s able to lead, was all attractive to me. For me, he’s a Super Bowl MVP, so I feel like he stacks up as a top quarterback in this league and I’m fortunate enough to be here with him and the rest of the team, and excited to come in and help.”
Brown said he has talked to Hurts since signing with the Eagles and they’re both ready to get to work.
“We’re both excited to work with each other,” Hurts said. “I’m looking forward to hitting the ground running.”
Brown said he has been enjoying getting to know GM Howie Roseman and coach Nick Sirianni, and Brown was a fan as a child of players like Donovan McNabb, Terrell Owens and Brian Westbrook and excited to follow in their footsteps.
“It’s been fun, I’ve been enjoying it, talking to Howie, talking to Nick, just thought it would be a good fit for me, a good opportunity,” Brown said. “The coaching here, the team here, Philly was my favorite team growing up, so it all made sense.”
