The Philadelphia Eagles and their fans are saying goodbye to another one of their all-time great players after Fletcher Cox announced his retirement on Sunday.
The stalwart defensive tackle, who spent all 12 of his NFL seasons with the Eagles, made the announcement with a touching post on Instagram. A six-time Pro Bowler, Cox finished his career with 70 sacks.
Cox’s announcement came just days after former teammate Jason Kelce retired from the NFL. Kelce gave Cox some high praise on last week’s New Heights podcast episode, saying he was impossible to block one-on-one and that Cox’s career with the Eagles was much better than his.
"I couldn't block Fletcher Cox 1-on-1"
— New Heights (@newheightshow) March 10, 2024
Congrats on an incredible career @fcoxx_91 👏 https://t.co/nYHheEx0JC pic.twitter.com/YntGsRjc7g
Fans loved it:
I love how honest Kelce is. Everybody should have this level of self evaluation https://t.co/8Zb47K3sDZ
— Opinionated Brutha (@OpinionatedMJ) March 10, 2024
Travis arguing with him up until he says he couldn’t guard fletcher 1 on 1 we’ll can’t argue that lol https://t.co/Diq8q76ILT
— Luke Coats (@ElLukeAss) March 10, 2024
What a guy! https://t.co/EEgK8PPnU1
— Terry Bordeleau (@canadiantbird) March 11, 2024
Next stop for both of you: Canton
— Jess 🦅🏀⚾️〽️ (@JessBleedsGreen) March 10, 2024
— Christie Oliver 🇺🇸 (@cjoliver1) March 10, 2024
I’m spiraling. https://t.co/KL2Y2mPLIi
— Drewka Doncic (@Drewww6) March 10, 2024
