Former Falcons, Cowboys, and Buccaneers safety/linebacker Keanu Neal visited the Philadelphia Eagles, according to a report from Field Yates of ESPN.
Neal is a former first-round pick of the Falcons who began his career as a safety, but later converted to linebacker. After five seasons with the Falcons, he played for one season in Dallas in 2021, and one season in Tampa in 2022.
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In 2022, Neal had 63 tackles and 4 pass breakups in 17 games (8 starts) with the Bucs.
The Eagles have a history of attempting to convert safeties into linebackers, like Kamu Grugier-Hill, Nate Gerry, and (sort of) Davion Taylor. They also recently signed players like Kyzir White and Nicholas Morrow, who were safeties-turned-linebackers for other teams before joining the Eagles.
Neal is perhaps best known among Eagles diehards for this:
So, you know, Neal has already helped the Eagles win a Super Bowl.
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