That Paul Worrilow is coming “home,” to play for the Philadelphia Eagles (he is a Wilmington, DE native and played collegiately at the University of Delaware) isn’t why he and the Eagles agreed to terms on a one-year deal on Tuesday.
Worrilow is here because he fits what the Eagles were looking for a linebacker group that could look a whole lot different in 2018. Worrilow joins free-agent signee Corey Nelson on one-year contracts and the expectation is that they both will challenge for significant playing time both in the defense and on special teams. Worrilow is a six-year veteran, having played four seasons mostly as a starter in Atlanta and then last season in Detroit, where he started eight games.