Eagles agree to one-year, $15M deal with CB Riq Woolen

Free agent cornerback Riq Woolen reached settlement Tuesday on a one-year deal value up to $15 million with the Philadelphia Eaglesagent Jason Chayut instructed ESPN.

Woolen leaves the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to be part of the Eagles, giving the workforce a candidate to begin reverse Quinyon Mitchell.

Woolen is the primary overseas free agent the Eagles have reached settlement with because the free agent negotiating interval started Monday.

He is the newest key participant to depart the Seahawks in free company, becoming a member of Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker IIIdefensive finish Boye Mafe and defensive again Coby Bryant.

Woolen, 26, capped an up-and-down 4 seasons in Seattle by serving to the Seahawks win Super Bowl LX whereas serving as their No. 3 nook for a lot of the 12 months.

Woolen is a supremely gifted participant who, at his greatest, is without doubt one of the NFL’s greatest ball hawks. Since he entered the league as a fifth-round decide in 2022, his 41 move breakups are tied for many within the league amongst all defenders whereas his 12 interceptions are fourth most amongst corners.

The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Woolen has an elite mix of measurement and velocity. He lit up the 2022 scouting mix when he ran a 4.26 within the 40-yard sprint and recorded a 42-inch vertical soar. He nonetheless fell to decide No. 151 largely as a result of he had performed solely two full seasons at cornerback in school, having began his profession on the University of Texas at San Antonio as a large receiver. Viewed as a challenge decide, Woolen received a beginning job out of camp as a rookie and made the Pro Bowl after tying for the league lead with six interceptions, together with one he returned for a landing.

Woolen’s play since then, although, has been marked by inconsistency. In 2024, his 78.7 passer score in opposition to as the closest defender ranked sixteenth out of 77 defenders with not less than 500 protection snaps, per NFL Next Gen Stats. But Woolen was on the improper finish of important errors late in video games, together with the decisive landing in a December loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He was benched for the opening drive of that sport due to an undisclosed violation of workforce guidelines.

In the 2025 opener, Woolen misplayed two throws on the San Francisco 49ers‘profitable drive — a 45-yard completion down the sideline and the decisive landing ultimately zone. He misplaced his job because the No. 2 nook to Josh Jobealthough he ended up with virtually precisely as many snaps and turned his season round after its tough begin. Over the primary six weeks, Woolen’s 116.3 passer score in opposition to ranked 82nd. Over the ultimate 12, his mark of 57.2 ranked sixth.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Jeremy Fowler and Brady Henderson contributed to this report.