Eagles re-sign Rodney McLeod Jalen Mills to team up at safety after parting ways with Malcolm Jenkins
The are moving pieces of their secondary around in 2020, with the divorce . Philadelphia decided not to exercise the 2020 contract option for Jenkins and signed to a one-year contract Tuesday. In addition, the Eagles will re-sign to a two-year contract. McLeod has been the starting safety for the Eagles in each of the past four seasons.McLeod started all 16 games he played for the Eagles in 2019, bouncing back after he tore his ACL in the 2018 season (that limited him to just three games). He had 76
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Nate Gerry Jersey McLeod played 2,062 snaps and compiled 130 tackles and six interceptions in 30 games, with 13 pa ses defensed. McLeod was one of the best coverage safeties in football in 2016, as opposing quarterbacks had a 55.0 pa ser rating when targeting him.Mills will move to safety under the new deal, but whether he will replace Jenkins directly will be determined. A seventh-round draft pick of the Eagles in 2016, Mills has been a starting cornerback on the Eagles in each of the past four seasons. He racked up 209 tackles and four interceptions in 48 games (34 starts). His best season was in 2017, as the Eagles cornerback allowed 1.07 yards per coverage snap, a full yard lower than his rookie year. Against deep pa ses in 2017 (20
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