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Titans Trade Kevin Byard to Eagles for Terrell Edmunds, Multiple Draft Picks

One of the best safeties in the NFL is headed from the Titans to the Eagles.

Luke Easterling

Titans Trade Kevin Byard to Eagles for Terrell Edmunds, Multiple Draft Picks
Titans Trade Kevin Byard to Eagles for Terrell Edmunds, Multiple Draft Picks /
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The Tennessee Titans are trading All-Pro safety Kevin Byard to the Philadelphia Eagles, per multiple reports.

The Eagles are sending multiple draft picks to the Titans in return for Byard, as well as veteran safety Terrell Edmunds, according to ESPN's Dianna Russini. 

It's a fifth-rounder and a sixth-rounder in the 2024 NFL Draft heading to Tennessee along with Edmunds in return for Byard, per Russini.

A third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, Byard starred at Middle Tennessee State, and caught the eyes of league scouts with a stellar showing at the Senior Bowl. He quickly established himself as one of the premier players in the league at his position, at one point becoming the highest-paid safety in the NFL.

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Edmunds was a first-round pick in 2018 by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Virginia Tech product signed with the Eagles this past offseason after the Steelers declined to exercise his fifth-year option.

Byard is a two-time first-team All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowler, who immediately makes one of the NFL's best teams that much better.

The Titans are clearly headed for a rebuild, and dealing Byard clears some salary cap space, as well as giving them multiple Day 3 picks in next year's draft and an experienced replacement in Edmunds.

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Luke Easterling
LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more.  Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com

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