PHILADELPHIA — Eagles veteran defensive tackle Fletcher Cox has agreed to a one-year deal to stay with the team, according to league sources who confirmed an ESPN report.
Cox, 32, reportedly turned down more lucrative offers to stay with the Eagles for a 12th season, agreeing to a one-year, $10 million deal. He had seven sacks and 43 total tackles last season as a part of the Eagles’ historically productive pass rush.
The veteran returns to a defense that just lost several key contributors, including fellow defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, cornerback Darius Slay, and linebacker T.J. Edwards to name a few. With Hargrave headed to the conference-rival San Francisco 49ers after an 11-sack season, Cox could have an even greater role on the Eagles’ interior line next season playing alongside young defensive tackles Jordan Davis and Milton Williams.
Last season was a resurgent one for Cox, who posted just 3 1/2 sacks in 2021. The Eagles briefly released him last offseason but quickly re-signed him while offsetting some of his cap hit into future years. He’s made six Pro Bowls and one First-Team All-Pro team in his career, and was widely regarded as one of the best interior rushers in the league between 2014 and 2018. He was also a key member of the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII team.
Cox will also log another year alongside Eagles veteran defensive end Brandon Graham, who re-signed with the team last week. Cox, a 2012 first-round pick out of Mississippi State, arrived in Philadelphia one year after Graham and the two have jockeyed in the franchise’s record books the last few seasons. Cox’s 65 sacks rank fifth in franchise history, five behind Graham’s 70 going into their 12th year together.
