Earlier this week, Fletcher Cox was listed at No. 38 on the NFL's Top 100 Players of 2017. On Friday, NFL.com analyst Adam Schein provided the defensive tackle with another honor by naming him one of the league's most indispensable defenders.
"The 26-year-old defensive lineman never gets enough credit," Schein wrote. "He does it all. And a lot of what he does - routinely destroying opposing blockers - doesn't show up on the stat sheet."
The only other defensive tackle to appear on the list was Los Angeles' Aaron Donald.
A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Cox is fourth among defensive tackles in sacks since the 2015 season with 16. He is fifth in franchise history among interior linemen with 28.5 sacks for his career, and he could easily be No. 2 on the list by the end of the upcoming season.
The Eagles certainly agree with Schein's notion that Cox is one of the most indispensable defensive players as they signed him to a mega six-year contract in 2016.
The Eagles were hard at work as OTAs continued at the NovaCare Conference on Thursday ...
WR Alshon Jeffery
DT Fletcher Cox
DT Tim Jernigan
QB Carson Wentz
QB Carson Wentz
WR Greg Ward Jr.
RB Darren Sproles
RB Donnel Pumphrey
DT Justin Hamilton
DT Winston Craig
DE Vinny Curry
DT Fletcher Cox
WR Dorial Green-Beckham
QB Carson Wentz
QB Carson Wentz
Eagles WRs huddle up
LB Najee Goode
TE Zach Ertz
QB Carson Wentz
TE Brent Celek
TEs Zach Ertz and Brent Celek
S Rodney McLeod
S Tre' Sullivan
S Rodney McLeod
S Terrence Brooks
S Rodney McLeod and S Terrence Brooks
S Terrence Brooks
CB Jalen Mills
DEs Chris Long and Derek Barnett
RB Corey Clement
DE Derek Barnett
DT Tim Jernigan
WR Alshon Jeffery
RB Darren Sproles
RB Darren Sproles
WR Torrey Smith
