Baun was an AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year finalist and continued his strong play during Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans after intercepting Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Former Eagles players David Akers and Seth Joyner joined fans for a Super Bowl LIX watch party for Verizon FanFest at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and praised their former team.

The New Orleans Saints will be sitting at home on Sunday while a former draft pick leads his team's defense during Super Bowl LIX. It's one of the top things on that former players mind. Zack Baun spent four years as a rotational player with the Saints only to break out

The emergence of former Wisconsin and current Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zack Baun was one of the primary stories of the NFL season.

In the Eagles’ NFC Wild Card win over the Green Bay Packers on January 12, Baun logged eight tackles, one interception, and one pass deflection. Baun had six tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass defended in the divisional-round win over the Rams.

Baun spent four mostly forgettable seasons in New Orleans and few teams showed interest in him as a free agent, but Philadelphia GM Howie Roseman took a flier and wound up with a Defensive Player