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The Philadelphia Eagles and Super Bowl MVP Nick
Foles agreed to a restructured contract that reportedly gives
the quarterback a raise, according to multiple reports Friday.
NFL Network's Mike Garafolo originally reported the deal. While
the final financial terms have not been disclosed, both Garafolo
and ESPN's Tim McManus reported that the new contract includes a
$2 million signing bonus, several million dollars more in
potential performance- and playing time-based incentives and a
mutual option for 2019.
Foles was reportedly scheduled to make a total of $7 million in
2018, the final year of a two-year deal he signed before last
season. With the mutual option, he will still have the chance to
hit the open market after next season; the option would seem to
also lessen the likelihood the Eagles would look to trade Foles
during the season rather than risk losing him for nothing next
spring.
After a shaky finish to the regular season, Foles sparkled in
the postseason, culminating with the MVP performance in the
41-33 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII.
--Longtime NFL backup quarterback Luke McCown announced his
retirement.
The 36-year-old McCown didn't play in the NFL last season after
being waived by the Dallas Cowboys. He saw action for five
different teams during an NFL career that began in 2004.
McCown started 10 NFL games and played in 62 total in stints
with the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville
Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints. He passed for
2,370 yards, nine touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
--The Minnesota Vikings will open the season without linebacker
Kentrell Brothers, who was suspended for four games without pay
for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing
substances, the NFL announced.
Brothers can still participate in offseason and preseason
activities, but will be ineligible as soon as the regular season
starts. He can return immediately after the Vikings' Sept. 27
game against the Los Angeles Rams.
Brothers apologized to the team, staff and fans in a statement
released on Twitter. He also acknowledged his own responsibility
for determining what goes into his body. Brothers, a fifth-round
pick out of Missouri in 2016, is primarily a special teams
player for Minnesota.
--Field Level Media
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