{"id":18310,"date":"2024-11-22T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18310"},"modified":"2024-11-22T17:54:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:54:00","slug":"eagles-showed-interest-in-andrew-van-ginkel-during-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18310","title":{"rendered":"Eagles Showed Interest In Andrew Van Ginkel During Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vic Fangio<\/strong> did not endear himself to several Dolphins defenders last season. Select Dolphins have addressed what appeared to be a poor fit<\/a>, and a perception also emerged the one-and-done Fins DC was interested in returning to Philadelphia while he was on the job in Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That ended up happening, as Fangio became the Eagles\u2019 DC shortly after he<\/a> and the Dolphins agreed to mutually part ways. This brought a reunion between the Eagles and the veteran coordinator, who was a consultant for Philly\u2019s 2022 team before appearing squarely on the radar to succeed Jonathan Gannon<\/strong>. The latter\u2019s Cardinals defection complicated Fangio\u2019s 2023 offseason<\/a>, and the DC\u2019s eventual destination looks to have impacted the Eagles\u2019 free agency plan this year.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Eagles showed interest in Andrew Van Ginkel<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> during the hybrid linebacker\u2019s brief free agency stay, SI.com\u2019s Albert Breer notes<\/a>. The team ultimately viewed him as a bit too expensive. Van Ginkel had options to follow multiple former Dolphins coaches elsewhere, taking another one by signing with the Vikings. The former Brian Flores<\/strong> Miami charge has excelled in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

Van Ginkel, 29, helped his free agency prospects in Fangio\u2019s Dolphins defense by registering six sacks. The Wisconsin alum logged a career-high 321 pass-rushing snaps last season, helping secure a two-year, $20MM deal from the Vikings<\/a>. While a foot injury sustained in Week 18 of last season kept Van Ginkel out of Miami\u2019s wild-card loss in Kansas City, he enjoyed a nice market following a season in which he tallied 19 QB hits. The Rams also pursued Van Ginkel<\/a>, who has been crucial to the Vikings\u2019 8-2 start.<\/p>\n

The former fifth-round Dolphins draftee has notched a career-high eight sacks, registering two in Week 11. He has helped a Vikings team that said goodbye to Danielle Hunter<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> and D.J. Wonnum<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>. Minnesota remade its edge group by adding Jonathan Greenard<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> early in the tampering period and then drafting Dallas Turner<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>, also bolstering its off-ball LB corps by signing Blake Cashman<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>. Van Ginkel leads the NFL with 13 tackles for loss, having added two pick-sixes during a strong reunion season with Flores, who was Miami\u2019s HC when the team drafted him.<\/p>\n

Fangio has reignited the Eagles\u2019 defense, which crumbled after the team started 10-1 start last season. Philly ranks first in total defense, though only one player (Josh Sweat<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>) has more than 3.5 sacks; the contract-year EDGE has six. As Van Ginkel also has a past as a standup linebacker, the Eagles had also already allocated much of their free agent budget to Bryce Huff<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> and Saquon Barkley<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>. The team also added low-cost linebackers in Zack Baun<\/a><\/strong> and the since-released Devin White<\/a><\/strong>. Now tied to the Vikings through the 2025 season, Van Ginkel keeping up this pace would stand to put him in line for a bigger payday in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n