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The Philadelphia Eagles got been busy addre sing their defense Saturday, signing safety and linebacker to a one-year deals, and .Parks played his first four seasons for the . A Philadelphia native, Parks had 35 tackles, a sack, two pa ses Wesley Walker Jersey defensed and an interception in seven starts for the Broncos last season. He has mi sed just two games in four seasons, having 149 tackles, a sack, two forced fumbles and four interceptions. Opposing quarterbacks completed just 56.8% of their pa ses when targeting Parks last season.Parks, 25, is expected to compete with for a starting safety spot in the Eagles defense. The Eagles signed Mills and to one-year deals earlier in the week, moving Mills to safety prior to the controversial release of . All three safeties are expected to be in the rotation, helping an Eagles secondary that received a huge boost with the trade for three-time Pro Bowl cornerback .The Eagles also added some depth at Jabari Zuniga Jersey linebacker by signing Brown, who goes to Philly from the , where he started 23 games over four seasons. Primarily a special teams contributor in 2019, Brown played just 92 defensive snaps in 13 games. He had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery, playing mostly inside linebacker. Brown started 10 games in 2018, finishing with 97 tackles, a sack and forced fumble. Brown struggled in coverage as opposing quarterbacks completed 78.3% of their pa ses Ahmad Gardner Jersey when targeting him, having a 99.9 pa ser rating.Brown is e sentially a replacement in the linebacker corps, after Grugier-Hill signed a one-year deal with the earlier in the week. The Eagles are thin at linebacker, going with a youth movement at Kevin Mawae Jersey the position after releasing L.J. Fort and during the middle of last season. Philadelphia also released four-year starter in February.Nathan Gerry was second on the team with 78 tackles and is in line to start in 2020. T.J. Edwards, an undrafted free agent rookie in 2019, recorded 30 tackles and four starts in 2019 and is the front runner to Thomas Morstead Jersey start at middle linebacker. The Eagles also like , who finished with 14 tackles and a fumble recovery in a reserve role. All three linebackers are 25 or under. Brown, 26, will be the veteran of the young group and will compete with Gerry and Riley for playing time at outside linebacker. Playing Brown on the outside will be beneficial to the Eagles and boost their special teams.