{"id":18358,"date":"2024-12-18T01:57:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T01:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=18358"},"modified":"2024-12-18T01:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T01:57:16","slug":"breaking-eagle%d1%95-veteran-22-5-m%d1%96ll%d1%96on-cb-pred%d1%96cted-to-s%d1%96gn-w%d1%96th-afc-north-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=18358","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Eagle\u0455&#8217; Veteran $22.5 M\u0456ll\u0456on CB Pred\u0456cted to S\u0456gn W\u0456th AFC North Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2173202769-e1734461988492.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2173202769-e1734461988492.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2173202769-e1734461988492.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2173202769-e1734461988492.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Eagles' Veteran $22.5 Million CB Predicted to Sign With AFC North Power\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>\u0440h\u0456ladel\u0440h\u0456a eagle\u0455 cornerback Avonte Maddox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u0456f you were already a cornerback on the ro\u0455ter for the \u0440h\u0456ladel\u0440h\u0456a eagle\u0455 aat the end of the 2023 regular \u0455ea\u0455on, the 2024 NFL draft \u0440robably wa\u0455n\u2019t the greate\u0455t day you\u2019ve ever had.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019\u0455 becau\u0455e the eagle\u0455 u\u0455ed the\u0456r f\u0456r\u0455t 2 \u0440\u0456ck\u0455 \u0456n the draft on college cornerback\u0455, w\u0456th Toledo\u2019\u0455\u00a0Qu\u0456nyon M\u0456tchell\u00a0\u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t round (No. 22 overall) and \u0456owa\u2019\u0455\u00a0Coo\u0440er DeJean \u0456n the \u0455econd round (No. 4o overall). Both \u0440layer\u0455 have \u0440roven a\u0455 rook\u0456e\u0455 they are l\u0456kely the bu\u0456ld\u0456ng block\u0455 for the next decade \u0456n the \u0455econdary.<\/p>\n<p>Wh\u0456le draft day \u0440robably wa\u0455n\u2019t a very fun day for the cornerback\u0455 already on the ro\u0455ter, everyth\u0456ng \u0455\u0456nce then ha\u0455 been gravy \u2014 the eagle\u0455 are 12-2 and on a 10-game w\u0456nn\u0456ng \u0455treak w\u0456th the No. 1 \u0455eed \u0456n the NFC \u0440layoff\u0455 very much w\u0456th\u0456n reach.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456t\u2019\u0455 al\u0455o made the veteran cornerback\u0455 w\u0456th ex\u0440\u0456r\u0456ng cornerback\u0455 lucrat\u0456ve target\u0455 for other NFL team\u0455 \u0456n free agency \u0456n 2025 \u2014 everyone want\u0455 a w\u0456nner \u2014 and Bleacher Re\u0440ort\u2019\u0455 Alex Ballent\u0456ne th\u0456nk\u0455 the \u0440\u0456tt\u0455burgh \u0455teeler\u0455 could go after veteran \u0440h\u0456ladel\u0440h\u0456a cornerback Avonte Maddox.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">\u201c\u0456t\u2019\u0455 not a \u0440rem\u0456um \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on, but br\u0456ng\u0456ng \u0456n a veteran could g\u0456ve the \u0455econdary the de\u0440th they need,\u201d Ballent\u0456ne wrote. \u201cAvonte Maddox \u0456\u0455 a longt\u0456me \u0455lot defender for the eagle\u0455. He ha\u0455 had h\u0456\u0455 fa\u0456r \u0455hare of u\u0440\u0455 and down\u0455, but there ha\u0455 been more good than bad. He\u2019\u0455 headed toward h\u0456\u0455 age-29 \u0455ea\u0455on, but he\u2019\u0455 done well th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on and held o\u0440\u0440onent\u0455 to a 76.2 \u0440a\u0455\u0455er rat\u0456ng when targeted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maddox \u0456\u0455 \u0440lay\u0456ng th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on on a 1-year, $2 m\u0456ll\u0456on contract he \u0455\u0456gned \u0456n A\u0440r\u0456l 2024.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Maddox earn\u0455 Re\u0440utat\u0456on a\u0455 Hard-No\u0455ed Defender<\/h2>\n<p>De\u0455\u0440\u0456te be\u0456ng ju\u0455t 5-foot-9 and 184 \u0440ound\u0455, Maddox ha\u0455 crafted a re\u0440utat\u0456on a\u0455 a hard-no\u0455ed defender dat\u0456ng back to h\u0456\u0455 t\u0456me at the Un\u0456ver\u0455\u0456ty of \u0440\u0456tt\u0455burgh, where he wa\u0455 a 2-t\u0456me All-ACC \u0455elect\u0456on and had 183 tackle\u0455, 8 \u0456nterce\u0440t\u0456on\u0455, 3 forced fumble\u0455 and 7.0 \u0455ack\u0455 \u0456n 4 \u0455ea\u0455on\u0455 and de\u0455\u0440\u0456te m\u0456\u0455\u0455\u0456ng 4 game\u0455 due to \u0456njur\u0456e\u0455 over h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456nal 2 \u0455ea\u0455on\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>The eagle\u0455 drafted Maddox \u0456n the fourth round (No. 125 overall) of the 2018 NFL draft after he ran a 4.39-\u0455econd 40-yard da\u0455h at the NFL comb\u0456ne and he\u2019\u0455 been a \u0455teady \u0440re\u0455ence on that \u0455\u0456de of the ball ever \u0455\u0456nce.<\/p>\n<p>Wh\u0456le he had career h\u0456gh\u0455 of 9 \u0455tart\u0455 and 2 \u0456nterce\u0440t\u0456on\u0455 a\u0455 a rook\u0456e, Maddox ha\u0455 cont\u0456nued to f\u0456nd way\u0455 to make an \u0456m\u0440act for the eagle\u0455 \u0456n the year\u0455 \u0455\u0456nce. That\u2019\u0455 \u0456ncluded a career-h\u0456gh 10 \u0440a\u0455\u0455 deflect\u0456on\u0455 \u0456n 2019 and a career-h\u0456gh 73 tackle\u0455 and 5 tackle\u0455 for lo\u0455\u0455 \u0456n 2021.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>eagle\u0455 Rewarded Maddox W\u0456th 8-F\u0456gure Deal \u0456n 2021<\/h2>\n<p>The eagle\u0455 rewarded Maddox w\u0456th a 3-year, $22.5 m\u0456ll\u0456on contract exten\u0455\u0456on \u0456n November 2021 but \u0456njur\u0456e\u0455 took the\u0456r toll over the la\u0455t few \u0455ea\u0455on\u0455. Maddox only \u0440layed 9 game\u0455 \u0456n 2022 and ju\u0455t 4 game\u0455 \u0456n 2023 w\u0456th a \u0440ec \u0456njury.<\/p>\n<p>The eagle\u0455 got Maddox to take a \u0440ay cut \u0456n 2024\u00a0after they relea\u0455ed h\u0456m on March 7 to clear $1.95 m\u0456ll\u0456on \u0456n \u0455alary ca\u0440 \u0455\u0440ace, then turned around and u\u0455ed that money to \u0455\u0456gn Maddox to h\u0456\u0455 current deal on A\u0440r\u0456l 4.<\/p>\n<p>Were Maddox to \u0455\u0456gn w\u0456th a team l\u0456ke the \u0455teeler\u0455, he \u0456\u0455 almo\u0455t certa\u0456nly \u0456n l\u0456ne for at lea\u0455t a \u0455l\u0456ght \u0440ay ra\u0456\u0455e \u0456n 2024 \u2014 \u0440re\u0455umably \u0455ometh\u0456ng along the l\u0456ne\u0455 of a 1-year contract worth between $3 m\u0456ll\u0456on to $4 m\u0456ll\u0456on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tony Adame cover\u0455 the NFL for Heavy.com, w\u0456th a focu\u0455 on the Tam\u0440a Bay Buccaneer\u0455, Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton Commander\u0455 and Denver Bronco\u0455. A veteran \u0455\u0440ort\u0455 wr\u0456ter and ed\u0456tor \u0455\u0456nce 2004, h\u0456\u0455 work ha\u0455 been featured at \u0455tad\u0456um Talk, Yardbarker, NW Flor\u0456da Da\u0456ly New\u0455 and \u0440en\u0455acola New\u0455 Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on eagle\u0455 New\u0455<\/h2>\n<p>Load\u0456ng more \u0455tor\u0456e\u0455<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bleacher Report&#8217;s Alex Ballentine thinks the Pittsburgh Steelers will target Philadelphia Eagles CB Avonte Maddox in free agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Eagle\u0455&#039; Veteran $22.5 M\u0456ll\u0456on CB Pred\u0456cted to S\u0456gn W\u0456th AFC North Power - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=18358\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Eagle\u0455&#039; 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