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• Updated Jun 16, 2026 at 4:59pm

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.

The Philadelphia Eagles got a shock from 1 of their newly-signed free agents on Tuesday when 27-year-old edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, a 2021 1st round pick by the Tampa Buccaneers, announced he was retiring from football after just 5 NFL seasons.

“The Eagles placed DE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka on the reserve/retired list today,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on his official X account. 

“End of the road in the NFL for the Bucs former first round pick,” Tampa Bay Times NFL reporter Rick Stroud wrote on his official X account.

Tryon-Shoyinka. 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds, signed a 1- year contract with the Eagles on March 29 and was on his 4th team in 3 years after splitting 2025 between the Cleveland Browns and the Chicago Bears — a season in which he had 22 tackles and zero sacks.

“Eagles signed OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka to a 1-year deal, per (general manager) Howie Roseman,” The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane wrote on his official X account on March 29. 

It’s the 2nd consecutive year the Eagles have had to deal with abrupt retirements off their roster following edge rusher Zadarius Smith and cornerback Jaire Alexander in 2025.