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Former 1st-round pick retires from Eagles at age 27 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Joe Tryon-Shoyinka to a one-year contract in March.
Three months later, he has decided he won't actually be playing for the Eagles this season.
On Tuesday, the Eagles placed Tryon-Shoyinka on the reserve/retired list. He has evidently decided to end his NFL career.
Tryon-Shoyinka calls it quits at age 27.
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He was once a first-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, No. 32 overall in 2021 out of the University of Washington.
The 6-foot-5 outside linebacker had 4.0 sacks apiece in each of his first two seasons with the Bucs, then 5.0 sacks in 2023.
He declined to a 2.0-sack season in 2024 before leaving Tampa Bay.
In 2025, he played eight games with the Cleveland Browns and eight games with the Chicago Bears. Tryon-Shoyinka finished the campaign with 22 tackles, including 1.0 for a loss, and no sacks.
The Eagles likely felt Tryon-Shoyinka would add solid athleticism, experience and depth to the edge of their front seven, but "he had not been around much during the offseason program," writes Pro Football Talk.
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Tryon-Shoyinka isn't a big name, and he didn't develop into the pass rusher that some would've hoped, but he continues the growing NFL trend of players retiring early.
There seem to be a variety of reasons, but some guys seem to simply not be overly inspired to fight for a spot on the fringes of rosters.
It's not clear what Tryon-Shoyinka plans to do next, but he's got a whole life ahead of him with which to apply the lessons he's learned during his time playing football.
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