His contributions to the Eagles' Super Bowl season were surprising. He helped make what was considered one of the team’s weakest positions in 2023 one of its greatest strengths in 2024. Every one of his teammates wants him back in 2025 because he was such a terrific leader.

The inside linebacker market has stagnated a bit since Fred Warner and Shaquille Leonard ‘s paydays in 2021. Only one player — Roquan Smith — has since eclipsed those deals, and the market saw two of its top AAVs ( C.J. Mosley and Foyesade Oluokun) drop due to extensions that brought pay cuts last year.

The Eagles' decision to sign running back Saquon Barkley last year has been hailed as one of the best free agent signings of all time, but it wasn't the only signing that paid major dividends for the team.

The 49ers need to find a high-quality running mate for Fred Warner at linebacker. The 33rd Team thinks the 49ers should go big and sign Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zack Baun.

I’ll give my general thoughts and some clips to back them up, then conclude with my overall thoughts on the player and whether he should be re-signed. This time, I will look at Zack Baun. All stats in this one are Pro Football Focus and from the regular season only.