Derek Barnett #96, Fletcher Cox #91 (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Philadelphia Eagles’ best player has his teammate’s back.
All offseason, we’ve had nice things to say about the Philadelphia Eagles‘ defensive tackle rotation. It hasn’t been quite the same story with the guys that play along the edges. If you’re worried about Fletcher Cox getting a little older or losing his motivation or you’re stressing about Malik Jackson‘s injury from a season ago, don’t be. The “Birds” aren’t.
Prior to 2019, Jackson had played in all 16 regular-season games in every year of his career since his rookie campaign in 2012.