The Philadelphia Eagles announced on Sunday that they have agreed to a one-year contract with former Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs CB Steven Nelson. The exact cost is yet to be determined, but a report from ESPN says it’s worth it.”More than 4 million U.S. dollars.”

Nelson is a good NFL corner kick starter, although his organizational core ability is not strong, because he only had 7 INTs and was forced to make turnovers in six seasons. Nevertheless, he can still step in immediately and become a major upgrade for the Eagles on the CB2 roster opposite Darius Slay.

In 2019, Nelson signed a three-year, $25.5 million contract with the Steelers, and he believes that his performance is better than the Steelers. At this time of the offseason, the team will start their training camp across the league. Nelson and his representatives may feel that they missed an opportunity to maximize his value and were released well after the start of free agency. . Therefore, Nelson’s one-year contract is very meaningful to him, because he can look forward to the 2022 offseason to get a larger long-term payday.

At the same time, it’s unwise for the Eagles to spend a lot of money on short-term repairs like Nelson’s, but if his deal is only in the $4 million range, it’s a big deal for the most troublesome upgrade to date. The cheap price point is on their depth map. He is 28 years old this year.

The cornerback’s Eagles depth chart might now look like this:

That is filling a big hole.

We will update more specific contract information as it becomes available.

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