The Eagles shook up NFL free agency on Thursday, as Mike Garafolo announced that the team is releasing Fletcher Cox just before he was to be guaranteed $18 million.
The report also said that Cox and the Eagles are working towards a new contract, presumably at a much lower salary cap hit, but the star defensive tackle is free to take a big money deal from a team looking for a difference maker.
Named to six straight Pro Bowls from 2015-20, Cox struggled this season playing in Jonathan Gannon’s passive scheme.
Here are takeaways to the move.