Eagles have perfect opportunity to bring back former starter to defense

That name might sound like someone Eagles fans should know, and that's because it should sound familiar. Epps was one of the starting safeties in the Eagles' 2022 Super Bowl run and played on the team for three and a half seasons. He finished his time with 208 tackles, 15 pass deflections, four tackles for loss, three interceptions, and one forced fumble in 54 career games in the midnight green uniforms.

Would Epps solve the Eagles' safety concerns?

A lot of people are very high on rookie second-round pick Andrew Mukuba, who had a tremendous second preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, where he had a 75-yard pick-six and a fumble recovery. He missed the final preseason matchup with the New York Jets as he got hurt at camp.

Sydney Brown and Tristin McCollum are the other veterans competing with Mukuba for the starting job. McCollum will not win the job, but Brown has been the main competitor to Mukuba. Since he is more of a veteran, starting him might give Mukuba more time to develop, but not many fans want that to happen.

Epps would at least be able to come in and provide insurance at safety if it didn't work out with Mukuba or Brown. He might need time to learn Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio's defense, but he knows head coach Nick Sirianni and is familiar with the culture in Philly.

If the coaching is not completely in love with who they have at safety right now, Roseman should try to get Epps back.