August 24, 2022   2 MIN READ

Hardly Knew “Di”

Birds Trade Newly Acquired DB To Titans

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Less than 10 days after acquiring Ugo Amadi in a trade with Seattle, the Eagles have traded him away.

The team sent Amadi, a safety who played in Sunday’s preseason game against the Browns, to the Titans in exchange for a late-round pick swap in the 2024 draft.

The Eagles are acquiring a sixth-round pick for Amadi and a seventh-rounder, per NFL Network. Amadi was expected to compete to play safety and nickel corner for the Eagles when they acquired him Aug. 15.

It’s an odd move given both the short time and the position, as the Eagles supposedly traded for Amadi to add another body at their weakest position. His sudden departure suggests that Howie Roseman, the team’s executive vice president of football operations, has other plans to improve the team’s talent and depth at safety.

The Eagles have an open roster spot, although all NFL teams must cut their rosters to 53 by Aug. 30.

Amadi, who had played more than 55 percent of Seattle’s defensive snaps in each of the past two seasons, played 27 total snaps against the Browns on Sunday and six more on special teams.

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Geoff Mosher is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the Eagles, the NFL and other college and pro sports across several different multimedia platforms. He is co-host of the acclaimed Inside the Birds podcast, the leading podcast for intel on the Philadelphia Eagles, and co-host on 97.3 ESPN's drive-time show. He has also hosted on Philadelphia's sports-talk station, 94.1 WIP and 97.5 The Fanatic. Geoff was the lead Eagles Insider from 2012-2015 for NBC Sports Philadelphia, where he wrote for the website and appeared daily on the station's TV shows, including Quick Slants, Philly Sports Talk, Eagles Pregame/Postgame Live and Eagles Extra. Prior to joining NBC Sports, Geoff worked the Eagles beat from 2005-2012 for the Wilmington News Journal, where he broke several major news stories and also won an Associated Press Sports Editors award under the category of Breaking News for his coverage of the sudden death of Phillies play by play broadcaster Harry Kalas. Geoff has appeared on ESPN's SportsCenter, NFL Network, NBC Sports Network, FOX29, 6ABC and has conducted interviews for Sirius/XM NFL radio and countless other radio stations across the country.

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