The Eagles simply turned their greatest weakness into their greatest strength.
They have officially agreed to agree with free corner defender James Bradbury on Wednesday, a move that will make Eagles fans even happier for the upcoming season.
Because instead of starting one of their few inexperienced cornerbacks like their CB2 in 2022, the Eagles will include former Pro Bowler Bradberry in the slot against Darius Slay. And they will still have Avonte Maddox as their nickel corner. This is suddenly a great group of defenders.
The one-year deal for Bradberry is reported to be worth up to $ 10 million, according to ESPN. The deal includes $ 7.5 million guaranteed and another $ 2.5 million up. But the Eagles will probably use inappropriate years to spread his blow. That’s still a lot of money as a defender, but the Eagles already have a list that can be fought in 2022.
The 28-year-old Bradbury was fired by the Giants earlier this month to avoid paying him a huge salary in his third and final year of a $ 43.5 million contract he signed in 2020. Until Bradbury played Pro Bowl again. in 2021, he is still a really good player and will immediately be a huge upgrade for the Eagles. The Eagles had a solid game from Stephen Nelson last year in that position at CB2 … and now they’ve upgraded.
Bradbury was selected in the second round in 2016 and in his six-year career has 15 interceptions and 82 interruptions.
There are only two players in the 2016 NFL with 15+ interceptions and 80+ breaks:
Darius Slay and James Bradbury.
Now they will start against each other in 2022.
In 2021, Bradbury played in all 17 games with 16 starts. He had 4 rebounds, 17 assists and 47 rebounds. He was a Pro Bowler in 2020, when he had 3 interceptions, 18 interceptions and 54 rebounds.
If the Eagles hadn’t added another starting cornerback, it would have been a competition between young players like Zack McPherson, Tay Gowan and others. Now these guys will fight for the highest positions in the depth of the backs in the corner.
The Eagles will start Slay, Bradbury and Maddox as their defenders. Their presumed safe starters are Anthony Harris and Marcus Epps.
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