The Philadelphia Eagles are preserving six-time Professional Bowl defensive sort out Fletcher Cox in any case, the workforce introduced Saturday.
Cox, 31, has spent his complete profession with the Eagles after getting picked by the workforce within the first spherical of the 2012 NFL Draft. He was reduce by the workforce Thursday afternoon in a transfer that saved $16 million earlier than returning on a one-year deal two days later.
Based on ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the brand new contract can pay Cox $14 million for the 2022 season.
Along with his cap hit initially set to spike in 2022, Philadelphia engaged in commerce discussions centering round Cox throughout the 2021 season, however elected to not transfer the defensive sort out earlier than the commerce deadline.