Should the Eagles have interest in Patriots team captain after his shocking release?

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The Eagles are a franchise looking to maintain a Super Bowl window while developing young talent. They could add a former Patriots team captain to the linebacker room.

In a surprising move, New England has reportedly released linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley, per Boston Herald's Doug Kyed.

Bentley suffered a season-ending pec injury in Week 2 last season, but had been one of the organization's best defensive players when healthy.

Patriots LB Ja'Whaun Bentley says goodbye.

Expectation is that the team will be releasing him today.

Three-time captain. Has been with team for 7 seasons.

Just said over the weekend he has been fully cleared recently after sustaining a torn pec Week 2 last season. https://t.co/FGsxxJwrQ2

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) March 28, 2025

Bentley was due $5.5M in salary for 2025 and will have suitors on the open market. In 2024, Bentley (pectoral) recorded 12 total tackles, including 0.5 sacks, over two games.

The veteran linebacker has been a tackling machine when healthy, posting 114, 125, and 109 total tackles while missing just two regular-season games from 2021 to 2023. With Nakobe Dean likely to miss most of 2025 and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. entering his second year, Philadelphia could look to add another veteran similar to the signing of Oren Burks last off-season.

This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Should the Eagles have an interest in linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley?

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