Eagles free up cap space by reportedly restructuring Fletcher Cox’s contract

The Philadelphia Eagles and Fletcher Cox agreed to a restructured contract this past Friday, according to a report from ESPN. The new terms free up $6.5 million in cap space this season and $11.7 million more next season.

So the Eagles really ARE trying to trade for Le’Veon Bell, huh?

Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen are reporting that’s NOT the case.

[They] will not use the added salary-cap space to trade for for Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell, according to league sources.

However, even with the newfound cap space, the Eagles have not pursued a trade for Bell and do not have any plans to do so at this time, the sources said.

”It’s 100 percent misleading to think Cox’s…