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Eagles Add Renell Wren to the Mix at DT

The Eagles signed the former fourth-round pick out of Arizona State
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Eagles Add Renell Wren to the Mix at DT
Eagles Add Renell Wren to the Mix at DT

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With talent-gathering season set to ramp up over the next few weeks, the Eagles got an early start by signing defensive tackle Renell Wren to a futures deal, according to his agent Kenny Zuckerman.

A 2019 fourth-round pick out of Arizona State by the reigning AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals, Wren, 26, is a very big interior prospect at 6-foot-5 and 320 pounds but had some injury issues early in his career.

He played 11 games as a rookie and even started two before playing just one game over the past two seasons.

Wren joins a DT rotation in Philadelphia that includes Pro Bowl-level players Fletcher Cox and Javin Hargrave as well as a solid second-year prospect in Milton Williams. The Eagles also have 2021 sixth-round pick Marlon Tuipulotu and Marvin Wilson under contract at defensive tackle.

Defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon and his defensive line coach Tracy Rocker would like a four-man rotation at the position and the No. 4 from last season, veteran Hassan Ridgeway, is set to become an unrestricted free agent and is unlikely to return.

Back in 2019, Wren really opened some eyes at the Senior Bowl after a 4.5-sack season in which he was named All-Pac 12 at ASU.

The Eagles are unlikely to sign a DT in free agency or address the position early in the draft due to the presence of Cox and Hargrave, two accomplished, big-money players, so Wren should get an opportunity with the other young players assembled to carve out a role.

-John McMullen contributes Eagles coverage for SI.com's EagleMaven and is the NFL Insider for JAKIB Media. You can listen to John, alongside legendary sports-talk host Jody McDonald every morning from 8-10 on ‘Birds 365,” streaming live on both PhillyVoice.com and YouTube. John is also the host of his own show "Extending the Play" on AM1490 in South Jersey. You can reach him at jmcmullen44@gmail.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen

Ed Kracz is the publisher of SI.com’s Eagle Maven and co-host of the Eagles Unfiltered Podcast. Check out the latest Eagles news at www.SI.com/NFL/Eagles or www.eaglemaven.com and please follow him on Twitter: @kracze.

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John McMullen
JOHN MCMULLEN

John McMullen is a veteran reporter who has covered the NFL for over two decades. The current NFL insider for JAKIB Media, John is the former NFL Editor for The Sports Network where his syndicated column was featured in over 200 outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Miami Herald. He was also the national NFL columnist for Today's Pigskin as well as FanRag Sports. McMullen has covered the Eagles on a daily basis since 2016, first for ESPN South Jersey and now for Eagles Today on SI.com's FanNation. You can listen to John, alongside legendary sports-talk host Jody McDonald every morning from 8-10 on ‘Birds 365,” streaming live on YouTube.com. John is also the host of his own show "Extending the Play" on AM1490 in South Jersey and part of 6ABC.com's live postgame show after every Eagles game. You can reach him at jmcmullen44@gmail.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen

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