Defending an NFL title is historically brutal. Since the Super Bowl era beganback in 1966, only eight franchises have ever gone back-to-back, and it’shappened nine times total. That rarity alone stacks the deck against a repeat.

When the deadline to cut down the Eagles’ roster passed Tuesday at 4 p.m., Byron Young hadn’t heard from Nick Sirianni or Howie Roseman.

In 2023, he led the NFL in punt return yardage with 417.