Former Eagles Super Bowl Champ Rodney McLeod Signs With Browns
Nick Foles was released by the Indianapolis Colts Friday, but another one of his Super Bowl LII Philadelphia Eagles teammates has found a new home.
Safety Rodney McLeod has signed with the Cleveland Browns, the team announced Friday. McLeod will be reunited with Jim Schwartz, who was his defensive coordinator with the Eagles from 2016-2020, and now has the same position in Cleveland.
After spending the first four seasons of his career with the St. Louis Rams, McLeod signed a five-year, $35 million deal to join the Eagles ahead of the 2016 season. The Virginia product would ultimately spend six seasons in Philadelphia, racking up 347 combined tackles, 11 interceptions and four forced fumbles.
McLeod reunited with Foles and coach Frank Reich in Indianapolis in 2022, but it turned out to be a disastrous season for the Colts. Reich was fired in November and replaced by Jeff Saturday on an interim basis. The Colts continued to be unable to stabilize the quarterback position in the post-Andrew Luck Era, with Foles, Matt Ryan and Sam Ehlinger all struggling.
McLeod joins a Browns team that went 7-10 in 2022, but was without quarterback Deshaun Watson for the first 11 weeks of the season as he served a suspension. With Watson at quarterback for a full season, the Browns are hopeful they will be able to compete with the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens in a crowded AFC North.
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