With Jordan Hicks potentially leaving Philadelphia as NFL free agency begins next week, the Eagles could find themselves in need of a new starting middle linebacker. And it just so happens that one familiar option just became available to them.
The Arizona Cardinals released veteran linebacker Josh Bynes on Tuesday, according to a report from NFL insider Adam Schefter. I wrote about Bynes as a potential Eagles target when he was set to be a free agent last year. He shares a connection with Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas:
Bynes signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and stayed in Baltimore through 2013.