dsciambi Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Fletcher Cox Gets Six Year Extension With Eagles Fletcher Cox has agreed to terms on a six-year contract extension through 2022 with the Philadelphia Eagles, the team announced Monday. The deal is worth $103 million with $63 million in guaranteed money, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. That means the Pro Bowl defensive lineman will have the highest guarantee for a non-quarterback in NFL history. In his four-year career, Cox has 22 sacks and six fumble recoveries. That's quite a lot of money for 22 sacks over 4 years. I'm not saying Cox isn't a good player, but this is a Haynesworth type deal if I've ever seen one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSO Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Great player, but my God. Chris Baker is probably pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins0721 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 This offseason, the Eagles have spent $280M on contracts - twice as much as any other NFL team. I think $203M of that is guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I don't get the teams going out spending ridiculous money on some of these players. What makes it worse is it drives the prices up for other teams. Now, D-lineman are going to use this deal as a negotiating point. Doesn't matter that it was a stupid deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor 36 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I don't get the teams going out spending ridiculous money on some of these players. What makes it worse is it drives the prices up for other teams. Now, D-lineman are going to use this deal as a negotiating point. Doesn't matter that it was a stupid deal. That is the main reason that Snyder is so disliked by some of the other owners around the league. He was never afraid to open the checkbook for players, but it drove the prices up. I just find it so hypocritical how mild the media has been about the Eagles and the Giants spending this offseason. They have murdered us for more than a decade and a half for spending, and still try to murder us when we aren't spending. Yet, our rivals spend like crazy, more than we ever have in a single offseason, and it somehow makes them contenders (Giants). Crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFTW Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 This offseason, the Eagles have spent $280M on contracts - twice as much as any other NFL team. I think $203M of that is guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 He's a good player but that's Qb money good lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Jordan Reed is campaigning for them to sign Mychal Kendricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Jordan Reed is campaigning for them to sign Mychal Kendricks. Wouldn't be surprised if he chipped in a couple mil. Would be worth it to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 He's a great player, but I don't like $100 Mil on anyone that's not a QB except for maybe a very select few(i.e. Calvin Johnson, Adrian Peterson types). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExoDus84 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Oof. Santa Maria. That's a ridiculously large contract for a good player that's not a high-end franchise QB. This will come back and bite them in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jones Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 This contract will make it harder to sign quality Dline players. Probably the current best, Jets Wilkerson, is now going to ask for more based on this contract. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/16251982/muhammad-wilkerson-new-york-jets-vents-frustration-contract-impasse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busch1724 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I just find it so hypocritical how mild the media has been about the Eagles and the Giants spending this offseason. They have murdered us for more than a decade and a half for spending, and still try to murder us when we aren't spending. Yet, our rivals spend like crazy, more than we ever have in a single offseason, and it somehow makes them contenders (Giants). Crazy! Two thoughts: This is the first time the Giants did this. So naturally they get the benefit of the doubt. I don't think it'll pan out, but we'll see. This is the Eagles second time spending like crazy. The Dream Team from a few years ago being the other time . One more time and they will be comparisons to our past. Don't forget that the first year or two the Skins went spending crazy, there was a lot of positive press. After a couple of years, then then Dan started catching heat for it. The other factor was there is/was a perception that Dan was partially calling the shots when signing free agents. This isn't the case with the other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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