Eagles bring back DE Curry on 1 year deal

The Eagles are bringing back defensive end Vinny Curry, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia. Philly.com first reported a deal was close.

The one-year deal is worth $2.25 million and Curry can earn an extra $1.25 million in incentives, a league source said.

Curry, 30, played six years for the Eagles before joining the Bucs last offseason. But Curry made it just one year into his three-year, $23 million contract before he was cut by Tampa Bay. The move saved the Bucs $8 million in 2019 cap space. Since Curry was cut, he won't affect the Eagles' compensatory pick formula.

Bringing back Curry will help provide the Eagles some depth at defensive end. The plan is to start Brandon Graham and Derek Barnett, but then there isn’t much depth. Second-year player Josh Sweat is unproven. At least Curry will give the Eagles a veteran defensive end for the rotation.

In his six seasons with the Eagles, Curry played in 84 games with 23 starts. He had 22 sacks in an Eagles uniform, with nine of them coming during the 2014 season. He never had more than four sacks in any other season.

Curry became a full-time starter and had his most success as a pro under defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. A second-round draft pick of the Eagles in 2012, Curry was released last March in a cost-cutting move and signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Curry was the first major cut by new Bucs coach Bruce Arians as he became expendable with the team heading into more of a 3-4 defense under new defensive coordinator Todd Bowles.