Azeez Ojulari inks one-year deal with Eagles as ex-Giant follows the Saquon Barkley plan

Azeez Ojulari inks one-year deal with Eagles as ex-Giant follows the Saquon Barkley plan

It will be understandable if Giants fans fear the worst after seeing on Monday that edge rusher Azeez Ojulari will now be rushing the pᴀsser for the Eagles.

Ojulari, who turns 25 in June, went to the Super Bowl champions on a one-year deal for $4 million.

Already shell-shocked after Saquon Barkley left the Giants and had one of the greatest seasons for a running back in NFL history, it is likely that many fans of the Giants will now be figuring Ojulari will come up with a 10-plus sack season in Philadelphia.

The Eagles struck gold with Zack Baun, a nondescript linebacker for four years with the Saints, who turned into a star in 2024 and played his way into a return to Philly, cashing in with a three-year, $51 million contract.

Is a similar ascension in the cards for Ojulari?

Azeez Ojulari is pictured during a Giants training camp practice in August 2024.
Azeez Ojulari is pictured during a Giants training camp practice in August 2024. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post

He was the Giants’ 2021 second-round pick and his four-year career has been something of a tease.

He had eight sacks as a rookie, but that was the only season he was able to avoid injuries.

Azeez Ojulari attempts to rush the quarterback during the Giants' game against the Vikings in September 2024.
Azeez Ojulari attempts to rush the quarterback during the Giants’ game against the Vikings in September 2024. Getty Images

He missed a total of 22 games the past three years with an ᴀssortment of injuries.

In 11 games last season — he started five games subbing for the injured Kayvon Thibodeaux — Ojulari had six sacks, seven tackles for loss and 10 quarterback hits.

The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Ojulari is far better as a pᴀss rusher than he is a run defender.

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