Casey understood the move and thanked the Eagles for his two-year stop there. He took it in stride. Acually, his stride took him to Arizona where he visited looking for a new team to join. He's also scheduled a visit with the Broncos this week. Casey was a member of the Houston Texans before joining the Eagles. His old head coach, Gary Kubiak, is the new head coach in Denver so it would make plenty of football sense for him. Denver could use a backup tight end because either the franchise's highly productive tight end Julius Thomas is leaving or its promising backup Virgil Green could be out the door. Either way, there will be a vacancy that needs filling at the beginning of free agency for the Broncos.
Also, Casey could look to a team with plenty of cap space like the Raiders. The fit here would be the new offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave. Casey loved his time in Philadelphia and could look to a different type of comfortability by playing in a similar offense to the Chip Kelly-led attack in Philly. Musgrave has already talked about bringing some of the spread system to Oakland. If Musgrave is to run a similar system, having a player or two who knows the offense would help with installation. The 30-year old tight end might also enjoy the possibility of multiple tight end sets such as these:
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| Pre-season 2013. The Eagles used four TEs (all split out) at once.
Oakland's tight end depth is atrocious. Adding a veteran like Casey would be a real boost.
Casey will no doubt have options as he gets the added benefit of searching for a team while other free agents have to wait until early March.
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