The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost out on inside linebacker L.J. Fort. Fort signed a three-year, $10 million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday morning, according to this report from Philly’s NBC Sports Reuben Frank and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
The Eagles signed seven-year veteran LB L.J. Fort, who has played for the Browns, Bengals, Seahawks and Steelers, mainly as a backup and special teamer.
Fort got a $875,000 signing bonus and base salaries of $1.025 million in 2019 and $1.5 million in 2020 and 2021.