The undrafted Blankenship became a starter and is now signed through the 2025 season.
Philadelphia Eagles safety Reed Blankenship celebrates after making a stop on defense as the Eagles play the Bills at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023.Blankenship, a former undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee State, was set to become a restricted free agent next offseason but will remain under contract through 2025 with the new deal. The 25-year-old has become a reliable member of the Eagles’ secondary, earning a full-time starting role last season.
According to an NFL Network report, Blankenship’s new deal pays him $3.935 million fully guaranteed over the next two years with the potential to earn up to $1.375 million more in incentives, which include bonuses linked to playing-time percentages and Pro Bowl appearances. Blankenship got called into action in 2022 after C.J. Gardner-Johnson suffered a lacerated kidney/ribs injury against the Green Bay Packers late in the year and picked off quarterback Aaron Rodgers for his first career interception. He became a full-time starter in 2023 and had three interceptions, 11 pass breakups, and 113 total tackles as one of the few mainstays in a banged-up Eagles secondary.
A former five-year starter at Middle Tennessee State, Blankenship made the Eagles’ 53-man roster in 2022 after a strong training camp and started out as a special-teams contributor. He made four starts in the regular season and finished with 34 tackles and two PBUs along with the one interception. Blankenship will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2025 season, but the extension keeps him from testing the market as a restricted free agent next offseason and avoids the Eagles needing to make him a qualifying offer or tendering him.
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