Cullen Jenkins agrees to a new restructured deal with Philadelphia Eagles – NFL News
After completing first year of his five-year deal signed with Philadelphia Eagles last year, defensive tackle, Cullen Jenkins, has successfully come to terms with the franchise, which wanted to restructure the deal.
Eagles’ general manager, Howie Roseman, announced on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, that Jenkins had agreed to a new deal, which has shortened his overall contract to four years.
Roseman, a relived man after the amicable negotiations, appreciated Jenkins and hoped for the team’s better future.
He said:
"We are very excited about having Cullen back on our football team. Cullen made an immediate impact for us this year on and off the field. We look forward to a great future together with him in an Eagles uniform."
The 31-year-old defensive tackle, who started his professional National Football League (NFL) career with Green Bay Packers in 2004, signed a five-year deal worth $25 million with Eagles last year.
According to different reports, he will get the due bonus of $5 million in March, but his overall salary cap has been reduced.
Along with getting the bonus, Jenkins was reportedly slated to get $2 million in 2012. However, as per the new deal, that amount is cut short to $820,000.
The new contract has also guaranteed a $1 million roster bonus for next year in which he will receive an additional salary of $1.5 million.
Jenkins joined Eagles as a starter and posted 40 tackles and 5.5 sacks in 16 games he played in the regular season.
Starting the season as the National Football Conference (NFC) title contenders, the Eagles finished with eight victories and eight defeats and could not even qualify for the playoffs.
The Eagles, however, finished with four straight victories, and Jenkins thinks that ending the season on a positive note will certainly pay off next year.
The player is also looking forward to developing team chemistry during the offseason so as to display more effective game-play on the field.
He said:
"I know for us up front, the defensive line, we have great chemistry that took time to build through the season. I think the one thing that the offseason is really going to help us with is to even better help us develop that chemistry throughout the team.”
The restructuring of the deal is indeed a good omen for the Eagles, who could now make expenditures in hiring new talent in the upcoming NFL drafts or deal with the players, whose contracts are set to end.
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