Top 15 worst free agent signings in NFL history

8. Nnamdi Asomugha, CB, Philadelphia Eagles

The deal: 5 years, $60 million

The Philadelphia Eagles dream team, as dubbed by former quarterback Vince Young, turned out to be a bit of a nightmare.

Don’t get it twisted, though. From 2003-2010, Nnamdi Asomugha was one of the best defensive backs in the NFL, earning All-Pro recognition just the year before he ended up signing the lucrative five-year, $60 million deal with Philadelphia.

Signing with Philadelphia also marked the beginning of the end of Asomugha’s best days as a pro. He picked off three passes in his first year with Philly, but played poorly enough in 2012 that the Eagles decided to cut him after not being able to restructure his deal.

In the grand scheme of things, it probably wasn’t a bad process for the Eagles to sign Asomugha and be as aggressive as they were in doing so, but this was a player who walked from the Raiders after an All-Pro campaign. Teams weren’t throwing much at Asomugha in Oakland because this guy had a 6-foot-3 frame and tremendous ball skills. He was named first-team All-Pro with 0 interceptions, 6 passes defensed, and only 19 total tackles.

How does that happen?

The Eagles were suckered into paying big-time money for a 30-year-old cornerback is what it was. We all know that NFL contracts may look big on paper but in reality, they are mostly 2-3 year pacts with players that don’t affect the team too much beyond those first couple of years because they’re not fully guaranteed.

Asomugha’s big contract with the Eagles was warranted at the time but looks horrendous in hindsight because he didn’t have any longevity there and the “dream team” only won 12 games in two seasons while he was there.