Why did Josh Sweat change agents? ‘It’s the biggest moment of my life,’ the Eagles edge rusher said.
Sweat, who led the Eagles in sacks, will be a free agent after the season.

NEW ORLEANS — Sunday might be one of the biggest football games of Josh Sweat’s life, but the aftermath will have a bigger impact on the Eagles edge rusher’s future.
Sweat, who turns 28 next month and will be a free agent after the season, changed agents this week, leaving Chris Coy of Klutch Sports and hiring Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha, according to ESPN.
Asked Tuesday what was behind the move, Sweat said: “It’s the biggest moment of my life. I just felt like it was the best for me, and I wanted to be the most prepared I could be for it.”
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Sweat has been an Eagle since the team drafted him in the fourth round in 2018. He agreed to a restructured deal worth $10 million guaranteed for 2024 after the Eagles gave him permission to seek a trade. His previous deal, an extension he signed in 2021, had no money guaranteed for 2024 and left his future in question.
He has been a valuable part of the Eagles’ top-ranked defense, especially after the Eagles spent a lot of money in free agency on Bryce Huff, who struggled to acclimate to Vic Fangio’s defense and whose production declined while dealing with an injury. Sweat had a team-high eight sacks, the second-most of his seven-season NFL career.
Pro Football Focus ranked Sweat as the second-best edge rusher on the free agent market for 2025 behind Khalil Mack. Sweat, according to PFF, is the 10th-best overall free agent in the NFL.
The Eagles will have tough decisions to make with their roster. Howie Roseman said last weekend that he still has confidence in Huff, who was signed to a three-year, $51.1 million contract last offseason. Sweat could command a cap number that is out of the Eagles’ price range with other players either entering larger deals and others soon needing extensions.
Does Sweat want to remain with the only NFL club he’s ever known?
“I mean, yeah,” he said, “but whatever happens, happens.”
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For now, Sweat’s main focus is the Super Bowl. He joked Tuesday when first asked about his agent change that he “already forgot.”
“You just reminded me,” he said. “That’s why I had to get it out of the way early. I’m focused on this game. I haven’t even been worried about it. It’s a change, and it’s done now.”
Sweat is hoping to have a bigger impact on Sunday’s game vs. Kansas City than he had two seasons ago. He tallied a career-high 11 sacks during the 2022 regular season, then had 1½ plus a forced fumble in the Eagles’ divisional-round win over the New York Giants. But he was pretty quiet during the next two games, and the Eagles couldn’t get to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl partially because of the poor field conditions at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
He entered that Super Bowl week as a wide-eyed 25-year-old who had no clue what to expect. “I didn’t realize how big it was because it was my first one,” Sweat said. “I didn’t know how crazy it was. It’s a little bit different now.” He knows now to get his rest when he can. The days, especially early in the week, are filled with media obligations and a steady schedule of meetings. The Eagles begin their on-field practices Wednesday at the Saints’ Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie, La.
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Sweat, as the Eagles’ best edge rusher, has a chance to make up for 2022 in a big way and also help himself out a little. What can a Super Bowl win do to an impending free agent?
“Teams love winners,” Sweat said. “Every team is looking to change their culture and stuff like that. It’s definitely a bonus, for sure.”