One of the underrated heroes who have left is former guard Mekhi Becton. Picked up in free agency last year as a project after four years of failure with the New York Jets, Becton became Philadelphia's starting guard and developed into a Pro-Bowl caliber player in his first year with the team.

The Eagles braced for a potential departure of Becton, as they traded for former first-round pick Kenyon Green in a deal that sent safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Houston Texans. Philadelphia sent a 2026 sixth-round pick to Houston in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick in the deal.

After the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX and the green and white confetti had rained down on the field, offensive lineman Mekhi Becton took a seat on the Superdome turf in New Orleans and began to cry.