Eagles

Howie Roseman Quells Nonsensical Outrage with Addition of Super Bowl-Winning Corner

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Mar 10th, 2026 · 6:50 PM EDT

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What? Did we think Howie was gonna sit there and do nothing? –

Former Seahawks Pro-Bowl CB Riq Woolen reached agreement today on a one-year deal worth up to $15 million with the Philadelphia Eagles, per me and Jeremy Fowler. Agent Jason Chayut confirmed the deal. pic.twitter.com/kRiWIdDey7

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 10, 2026

Now we’re talking. Riq Woolen played the fourth-most snaps on Seattle’s Super Bowl-winning defense, which was lights out all year long. He was a Pro Bowl player as a rookie and in four NFL seasons has 12 picks and 53 PBUs.

ESPN had him pegged as one of the best free agents out there on day 2:

One of the best remaining free agents is Riq Woolen 👀

The 26-year-old allowed just 2.7 yards per target in man coverage in 2025, the best mark among CBs with 20+ targets faced in man, per NFL Next Gen Stats.

Since entering the league in 2022, Woolen’s 8 interceptions in man… pic.twitter.com/Obq3fHsevX

— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) March 10, 2026

“Since entering the league in 2022, Woolen’s 8 interceptions in man coverage rank 3rd according to ESPN Analytics / NFL Next Gen Stats.”

Quinyon Mitchell, Cooooooper DeJean, and Riq Woolen is a great outside + slot CB trio. You feel really good about CB2 after a season of Adoree Jackson. Drew Mukuba will be back at safety and they need one more guy out there to complete a very good secondary.

Howie Roseman will cook. It was never a question. He just got a really good CB2 on a one-year prove it type of deal. We trust Howie, and you should too.