The Eagles brought in two familiar names for tryouts on Wednesday at the Jefferson Health Training Complex, according to an official NFL personnel notice: former Giants first-rounder Evan Neal and veteran edge rusher Tyus Bowser.
Neal is the one Eagles fans will know best, and not for reasons the Giants would like. New York took him with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, but his time there never really got off the ground.
From 2022 through 2024, Neal appeared in 29 games and made 27 starts, battling injuries and struggling when he was on the field. The Giants even tried moving him from tackle to guard in 2025, but that experiment mostly ended with Neal as a healthy scratch.
He was released before the start of the 2026 regular season, then landed with the Las Vegas Raiders’ practice squad for a little more than a month before being let go last week.
Neal turned 26 in September, so there’s at least a chance the Eagles are looking at a player who still has something left to unlock. It doesn’t cost much to find out.
Maybe this staff can get more out of him, though that idea probably feels better if Jeff Stoutland were still around. More likely, Neal just isn’t an NFL answer.
Still, the Eagles have room to take the shot.
Bowser brings a more established résumé. The Ravens picked him 47th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft, and he spent 2017 through 2023 in Baltimore before brief stops with the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins in 2024.
He did not play in the 2025 season. Over 98 career games, Bowser has 28 starts, 19.5 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, and 48 quarterback hits.
The timing makes sense for Philadelphia. The Eagles are thin at edge rusher after Jalyx Hunt missed Week 6 with knee and ankle injuries and remains uncertain for Week 7.
Jonathan Greenard is dealing with an ankle injury and doesn’t look fully healthy. Nolan Smith suffered a concussion in the team’s last game.
A.J. Epenesa also sat out against the Carolina Panthers after being listed doubtful with a back injury.
That left the Eagles with just Arnold Ebiketie and seventh-round rookie Keyshawn James-Newby as their top two edge rushers last weekend.
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