The day before the Eagles’ final preseason game against the Jets last week, the Eagles made Steven Means an offer he couldn’t refuse.
They had pretty much decided that they were going to keep the 6-3, 263-pound fourth-year player as their fifth defensive end over second-year man Alex McCalister.
Means is in the final year of a contract that will pay him $690,000 this season. The team offered him a one-year extension at a slight increase with a small up-front signing bonus.
If Means ends up having a terrific season, he might regret his decision to accept the extension.