{"id":299702,"date":"2023-12-04T20:25:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=299702"},"modified":"2023-12-04T20:25:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:25:07","slug":"ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Colts LB Shaquille Leonard signs one-year deal with Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shaquille Leonard has thrust himself right into the center of the NFC East&#8217;s fiercest rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard, a three-time Pro Bowler with the Indianapolis Colts, has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday. The Eagles later announced the signing.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard visited with the Eagles on Wednesday after he initially visited with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday. He&#8217;s decided to go with first-place Philadelphia for the stretch run as the reigning NFC champions look for a Super Bowl return.<\/p>\n<p>Though it remains to be seen if Leonard will be active, he&#8217;s joining the Eagles (10-2) ahead of a massive prime-time showdown with the Cowboys (9-3) on Sunday night. He&#8217;ll be looked to bolster a rushing defense that was gashed in a Week 13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              The First Read: Case for\/against top 10 NFL MVP candidates; biggest risers and sliders from Week 13            <\/li>\n<li>              Eagles no longer NFC&#x27;s most dominant team after defense dismantled by 49ers            <\/li>\n<li>              2023 NFL season, Week 13: What We Learned from Sunday&#x27;s games            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Surprisingly waived by Indianapolis, Leonard, 28, will look to amend a celebrated career sidelined by injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard will join an Eagles linebacking corps featuring starters Nicholas Morrow and Zach Cunningham, who&#8217;s been dealing with a hamstring injury. If he reclaims his prime form, Leonard would be a massive upgrade, but whether he can do that remains a prevailing question.<\/p>\n<p>Now in his sixth season, Leonard started his career on a Hall of Fame trajectory when he was voted 2018 Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year and accrued the first of his three first-team All-Pro accolades. Injuries hobbled one of the top backers in the game, though.<\/p>\n<p>He underwent back surgery ahead of the 2022 season, in which he played just three games. This year, he started nine games for the Colts, but his play wasn&#8217;t at the elite level showcased prior and he grew frustrated with how he was used under a new staff.<\/p>\n<p>For the Eagles, it&#8217;s a low-risk signing by general manager Howie Roseman sure to be lauded, as Leonard&#8217;s salary is on the Indy books after he cleared waivers. Thus, they get a low-cost addition with an all-star ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard&#8217;s bound for his second NFL squad, looking to reclaim his All-Pro form and help the Eagles fulfill their high 2023 expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/ex-colts-lb-shaq-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaquille Leonard has thrust himself right into the center of the NFC East&#8217;s fiercest rivalry. Leonard, a three-time Pro Bowler [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ex-Colts LB Shaquille Leonard signs one-year deal with Eagles - USA SportsRadar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ex-Colts LB Shaquille Leonard signs one-year deal with Eagles - USA SportsRadar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Shaquille Leonard has thrust himself right into the center of the NFC East&#8217;s fiercest rivalry. Leonard, a three-time Pro Bowler [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"USA SportsRadar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-04T20:25:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ex-Colts-LB-Shaquille-Leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-Eagles.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jose\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/\",\"name\":\"Ex-Colts LB Shaquille Leonard signs one-year deal with Eagles - USA SportsRadar\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-04T20:25:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-04T20:25:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NFL\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/category\/nfl\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Ex-Colts LB Shaquille Leonard signs one-year deal with Eagles\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/\",\"name\":\"USA SportsRadar\",\"description\":\"usasportsradar.com\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\",\"name\":\"Jose\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jose\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ex-Colts LB Shaquille Leonard signs one-year deal with Eagles - USA SportsRadar","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ex-Colts LB Shaquille Leonard signs one-year deal with Eagles - USA SportsRadar","og_description":"Shaquille Leonard has thrust himself right into the center of the NFC East&#8217;s fiercest rivalry. Leonard, a three-time Pro Bowler [...]","og_url":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/","og_site_name":"USA SportsRadar","article_published_time":"2023-12-04T20:25:07+00:00","author":"Jose","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ex-Colts-LB-Shaquille-Leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-Eagles.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jose","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/","url":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/","name":"Ex-Colts LB Shaquille Leonard signs one-year deal with Eagles - USA SportsRadar","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-12-04T20:25:07+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-04T20:25:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/nfl\/ex-colts-lb-shaquille-leonard-signs-one-year-deal-with-eagles\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NFL","item":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/category\/nfl\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Ex-Colts LB Shaquille Leonard signs one-year deal with Eagles"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/","name":"USA SportsRadar","description":"usasportsradar.com","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609","name":"Jose","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jose"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299702"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}