After many calls for the Philadelphia Eagles to sign a certain free agent to address their gaping hole at starting cornerback across from Darius Slay, the team went out and did exactly that.
That’s right: the Eagles officially agreed to terms with Steven Nelson on Sunday afternoon. The one-year contract is reportedly worth “more than $4 million.”
We previously wrote about the possibility of the Eagles signing Nelson after the Pittsburgh Steelers released him all the way back in March:
Nelson’s cut wasn’t motivated by the Steelers thinking he’s a bad player.