In the 72 hours before NFL free agency begins, we know that lots of phone calls are being made from team executives to player agents, and one player is garnering more attention than many: Defensive tackle Ricky Jean-Francois.
NFL free agency 2013: Eagles interested in Ricky Jean-Francois
Primarily a back-up in San Francisco, soon-to-be free agent Ricky Jean-Francois is garnering a lot of attention from around the league, including from the Philadelphia Eagles.
At least five teams have contacted Jean-Francois' agent, among them the Philadelphia Eagles.
The #Eagles are one of the teams that have showed interest in #49ers free agent DL Ricky Jean Francois, source says.
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) March 10, 2013
Other teams showing interest include the Tennessee Titans (LINK) and the Green Bay Packers (LINK).
The former 7th-round draft pick will likely want to sign somewhere that he could get a shot at starting, and he used Twitter at one point to drop some hints as to what he might be thinking.
Man.. Just looking back over the 4 years here in The #BayArea it has been fun. Hope it can be for my career. Hint Hint Hint... Lol ✈
— Ricky Jean Francois (@Freakyjean95) February 18, 2013
At the end of the day, the NFL is a business, and Jean-Francois will likely place contract money and playing time higher on the priority list than geographical location.
One thing is for sure, he's generating a significant amount of interest from around the league considering he spent most of his time with the 49ers in a backup role.
Where will he land? Stay tuned...
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