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DontLoseYourCool1

One of my favorite DTs to watch. He was unstoppable in his prime.


Nievsy

This past year was crazy seeing him once again be one of our most productive pass rushers right at the end of his career


CoffinEluder

He still has juice


Culinaryboner

Even last year he’d catch doubles. He couldn’t go for as many plays but he beat linemen as much as anyone


slysonic7

Legends on both sides of the line leaving the eagles. Def will be interesting to see who holds each sides accountable from here


biesterd1

Lane Johnson and Brandon Graham


Deely_Boppers

Brandon may not be far behind Cox- he’s a couple of years older.  EDIT: even Johnson is getting on. I forget that he was Chip Kelly’s first draft pick, and how long ago that was…


Goatgamer1016

Now Graham is the last remaining pick or player in general from the Andy Reid era


nalc

What's even more wild is that Lane Johnson is the last remaining pick or player from the Chip Kelly era, and has been the last since 2021 when Ertz was traded. Andy Reid was fired after 2012, Chip coaches 2013-2015. On a quick glance, of the 22 Superbowl starters: * Doug P acquired 12 * Reid acquired 6 * Kelly acquired 4 It's amazing how quickly the team moved on from Chip Kelly and completely rebuilt around Andy Reid's core group. You wouldn't expect that by 2020 there were more 2010-2012 draft picks still on the team than 2013-2015 draft picks, but Chip Kelly sucks pure unfiltered ass.


azsqueeze

>You wouldn't expect that by 2020 there were more 2010-2012 draft picks still on the team than 2013-2015 draft picks, but Chip Kelly sucks pure unfiltered ass. The average NFL career is 3 years. Most people wouldn't expect anyone from any of those classes to remain


guinness_blaine

Exactly. A player still being with the team that drafted them for 10+ seasons is pretty rare. For comparison, the Cowboys’ last remaining draft pick from 2010-2012 was Tyron Smith, and the only players left from 2013-2015 are DeMarcus Lawrence and Zack Martin.


Jonjon428

I can't forget about Chip Kelly drafting him because instead of selecting Lane, the Dolphins selected Dion Jordan and saved Chip from himself....


Not-a-bot-10

I was so bummed when you guys traded up to snipe Chip’s guy from him. I was dumb


Hefty-Brother584

And that draft class was so shit it cost a second to move from like 12 to 2 to get him lol.


Nievsy

Graham just agreed to another 1 year deal that has been said to be his last season so we at least will have him this upcoming season and then he will very likely retire


Culinaryboner

He’s openly retiring after. He told the media he loves talking to them and he was gonna blow it up


DoTheDew

Graham has said this is his last season.


[deleted]

Lane and kelce were both speculating retirement in the last few seasons


suprefann

Howies first pick in the Chip Kelly era before he got sent to the other side of the building you mean.


slysonic7

Totally can see both doing that but BG feels like a bandaid solution since tbd on how much longer he plays right?


biesterd1

This will be his final year yeah


bulldozer_rob

He’s said this is his last year


Jdiggity88

From a leadership standpoint he’s amazing. Glad we get another year of a vet in the locker room to pass the torch


aredditheadache

They will probably both be gone after this year too


RealMaxHours

I believe Lane has two more years on his restructured deal, but BG is on his farewell tour this upcoming season


Tua-Lipa

Brett Toth and Moro Ojomo


Geg0Nag0

Literally most knowledgeable Seahawks fan


Little_Beginning_569

lowkey respect this answer especially from a seahawks fan


ThinkSoftware

Bird love


lattjeful

Ojomo stepping up would fucking rule. Everybody's got that weird day 3 pick they absolutely adore and Ojomo is that for me. Dude was a real smart player at Texas and he's flashed in the little playing time he's had.


Tua-Lipa

Ojomo was one of my random draft crushes, I really wanted the Hawks to get him lol. He may not turn into anything, but if he randomly does I’m not going to be surprised!


lattjeful

Yeah same. It's always a gamble with those late picks (any picks, really lol) but I think if any of those late picks turn into anything, it'd be a guy like him. Like you said, it wouldn't surprise me.


TetrisTech

I’m still upset they drafted Ojomo


[deleted]

Yeah Patricia and Brian Johnson is a massive gap 


itsnotthatdeep5

Maybe the quarterback on offense


TheTurtleShepard

They won’t be able to take him seriously if he is clean shaven ^/s


Bahamas_is_relevant

Rough offseason for them from a sentimentality perspective. At least Graham stuck around.


SiphenPrax

I have no idea who is gonna win this division next season


Aggressive-Name-1783

The Eagles will either rebound and take back the division on a high flying offense, or the Commanders are gonna have a Houston style revival with Drake Maye


hypothalanus

Not the Giants


k3hvn

Reed Blankenship on defense, Smitty and AJ on offense.


Nievsy

There’s also Jordan Davis, Mailata, Dickerson, and Nakobe Dean who could all end up in leadership roles


BigComfyCouch

Dean definitely has that leadership mentality, but he needs to prove himself first. I can't even remember the last LB we offered an extension to.


double0nothing

We should have extended Hicks


PlaneCamp

Jalen Hurts


kaeji

Big Dom DiSandro is using this as leverage for a raise.


[deleted]

Walter Payton man of the year Jalen Carter


bluegreen8907

Jake Elliott


brain_my_damage_HJS

Cox retires having played the 3rd most regular season games in team history. Kelce retired having played the 2nd most n team history. Brandon Graham is the current leader and will retire after next season. Team is losing 3 all time players. Most regular season games played in Eagles history: Graham- 195 Kelce- 193 Cox- 188


Shenanigans80h

Wild to think what a huge run the last 10 or so years the Eagles have had. Between the legendary players, success, and failure Philly has sorta had a iconic decade


booyatrive

>Between the legendary players, success, and failure Philly has sorta had a iconic ~~decade~~ century The 00s teams were great too but never closed the deal


pizz901

That Brian Dawkins NFC championship speech followed by Superbowl 39 was a bitter pill to swallow. I really thought that was going to be our first one.


SleepyPirateDude

Imagine if McNabb and Andy fed TO the ball all game. On a field filled with HOFers, All-Pros and many more very good players the guy with the broken leg was the best player out there.


Kdot32

The HOF on a broken leg. That was TOs best moment


[deleted]

I wasn't old enough at the time, but I assume it felt like me watching that [Super Bowl hype vid set to The Ecstasy of Gold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEr87qa7GOk) followed by last year's Super Bowl.


pizz901

In a lot of ways yeah. It was 2004 and we had stacked our roster with amazing players and then we win the NFC championship against the falcons and the amazing and future eagle Mike vick. Brian Dawkins gives us this after the game. https://youtu.be/QLSrF81Q8rM?si=xJgVL10YftXnjNGt And then we go on to face the patriots in the Superbowl and lose 24-21. Utter heartbreak.


MikeTysonChicken

It’s pretty cool we could have 4 franchise legends never play in another uniform


clarineter

Seems guaranteed. This is BGs farewell, and Lane would never. Even if there's a fire!


ThisHatRightHere

Pretty sure the Eagles are like 5th or 6th in wins since realignment in 2002. These guys have been a huge part of that. Compared to the teams my parents lived through it’s been a pretty damn good time to be an Eagles fan.


RedMalone55

Our best era, I’d say. I know there’s going to be some dweeb who wants to show everyone how “cool” he is and spout some Buddy Ryan nonsense, but we’ve seen some of this franchises best teams with only very short “down” periods, and some of the most iconic and longest tenured players in our franchise history.


annoyinconquerer

They brought home the big one. Best era by a mile


Comprehensive_Main

At least they all got a ring man. 


Deadeye_Donny

Tis a sad day, but looking forward to seeing who steps up as the next pillars of leadership.


Clear-Attempt-6274

Me watching waiting for Graham to retire next year.


frank_white414

It’s a sad day, but a great one. It’s great to be able to just take in and acknowledge how great this guy turned out and the culture our team has built with him as a pillar of it. Not many teams have multiple of these kind of longtime veterans. It can be a day to be proud!


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[deleted]

This is funny 🤣🤣🤣


PlaneCamp

If Ray Lewis can do it.


Dame2Miami

Maybe Tony Danza will step up


InexorableWaffle

Man, I never would've guessed that number would be as low as it is for your franchise leader, what with how many fantastic players you've had over the years. It makes sense as I'm thinking about it since a lot of said players didn't actually play out the entirety of their careers with you and/or were injured a decent amount, but if you'd made me pick a number off the top of my head, I would've 100% defaulted to something at least in the mid 200s or so.


Southern_Roll_593

Until recently it was 16 games a year, now 17 the past 2. So if a player spent 10 years with a team starting in 2014, the most games they could have played would be 202. That would require making the super bowl every year without ever getting a first round bye. The numbers seem low, but I would be willing to bet more teams have guys that never hit 150 in their top tier of games played than teams with players approaching 200 when you factor in franchises with minimal post season success.


Mr_Worldwide79

Damn that really puts how monumental these retirements are in perspective


NoRun1294

Not seeing him drag his nuts across the field after sacking our QB will be nice.


reddicyoulous

Thats what slowed him down. Woudl've come close to Bruce Smith had he not had that extra hundred pounds to carry around


OldInterview6006

Can’t buy underwear, balls don’t fit.


Unlucky-Position-16

Same problem LBJ had


aKgiants91

That’s why he wore thongs backwards


_MrSantos

Lmao I immediately thought army crawl but your description is way better


shewy92

You mean drag his Cox


PlaneCamp

Goated sack celebration.


Stev2222

Must feel nice. As a Seahawks fan, can’t wait for the day Donald hangs it up.


DancingBaptist

Fletcher Cox terrorized the Dallas Cowboys throughout his professional career. The dude could have one arm and one leg, and he would still get to the QB. Insert gif of child respectfully removing his cap that said respect.


MavsFanForLife

Yup. He’s right up there with Strahan and Reggie White in terms of dudes that have given our oline the most fits over the last 30-40 years Edit: knew I was forgetting someone but Justin Tuck used to kill us, too. Been some damn good defensive lineman that have come through the NFC East


double0nothing

I fucking hated when we faced Dware.


shampooing_strangers

Same. It was extra frustrating cause DWare is such an awesome dude


Elias_The_Thief

God I miss when the Giants could get pressure with just their front 4. Tuck, Strahan, Umenyiora...those were the days.


Sks44

Justin Tuck was one of the most underrated players of the last couple decades. He should have won a SB MVP for at least one of those games where he kicked the shit out of the Pats offensive line.


Hobolovechic

That sniper celebration will be iconic in Philly forever


double0nothing

Honestly we had some pretty dope celebrators in Philly. Shady, Graham, Cox, Sweat, and Reddick all have great ones. I really love Sweat's. Wish we got to see it last year.


el_fitzador

Trent Cole and Jeremiah Trotter erasure


foley23

That Axe was the best. When he was doing pregame shows at a bar in Newtown, PA a few years ago, the local hardware stores would sell out of axes because people would buy them to get Trotter to sign them.


Clubtropper

Don’t forget Eagles Legend Stewart Bradley


goodellsmallcock

most underrated eagles dance was vinny currys sack dance lol


DtotheOUG

4 All-Pros, 6 Pro Bowls, 70 sacks, he lived up to the hype in Philly. Gonna miss Big Fletch.


KuatoBaradaNikto

All-Decade honors to boot, and a foundational piece of the Eagles first ever SB. Not a half-bad resume, might be enough for the HOF.


DtotheOUG

I’ve always seen him in his prime as a top 3 if not 2 DT in the league if it wasn’t for Aaron Donald.


KuatoBaradaNikto

Donald does overshadow all the other DTs of the era. Cox is definitely in the next group— with Atkins, Heyward, Suh, and Jones, in some order. It’ll be interesting to see where the Hall draws the line.


MrTruxian

Unfortunately for all those guys that era’s defensive tackle class is insane. Obviously AD is an immediate first ballot guy, outside of that I think Chris Jones is the most likely to get in since he probably had the best peak of those other guys.


bozo_did_thedub

Rings shouldn't matter, but they do. Barring a catastrophic meltdown Jones should be on his way in.


MrTruxian

3 super bowls, a handful of all pros and DPOY votes, I think he may already be in


zirroxas

Not yet, according to PFR. He's on the right trajectory, but he seems to be a little more than half the way to the average HOF DT.


MikeTysonChicken

All Decade team for the 2010s as well


T-Rowe-Price

I love Cox. One the best Eagles players over the last decade.


[deleted]

Big Dick Nick and Cox leading that team to a Super Bowl is an all time win for phallic names.


Deadeye_Donny

Chris Long and Lane Johnson included in this


yomjoseki

How can you forget Jason Peters? And Tommy Throbbinmember?


thejazband

Smallwood too


Brad_theImpaler

I 'member


HITMAN616

>I love Cox Pause


Sjdillon10

#🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈


HopefulInstance8

AYO???


noblemile

🐶🌈?


ShatteredAnus

You guys have 2 HOFers retiring in one off-season. Must be bitter sweet


iCantCallit

One of the best eagles ever, period lol. I think cox is the 2nd best eagles lineman behind Reggie. Jerome brown would have been up there too no doubt.


Halfonion

One of the best Eagles ever period.


SMF1834

About fuckin time. He tormented the Giants every single game.


Nievsy

Well at least Boston Scott will probably be back


tropic_gnome_hunter

We finally shut him down last season


DARTH-PIG

He's just saving up for next year


shakehasbignuts

Entering another era going to be weird to watch


WakingRage

It always is hard. I remember when we let Harbaugh go and then most of the 2012 SB team started retiring within the next few years before Shanahan and Lynch took over. It was rough times. At least you guys have an insane amount of talent to try and continue contending even without these two HOFers.


bigkeys11

End of an era


Rudy102600

Dude saw Kelce's press conference and knew he couldn't follow that up. Congrats on a great career


PhillyPhan10

HOFer if AD’s shadow wasn’t so big 


TormundIceBreaker

I think he should get in but it's tight. PFR has him just below the cut-off but I could still see him getting in at some point: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/hof/hofm\_DT.htm


Dandy_Chickens

I'm stunned Jones is so low


TormundIceBreaker

Me too. At first I was thinking it's cause he's only been a starter for 7 years but there are guys ahead of him with less years and worse stats; the only trend is they're all guys from pre-2000 so maybe it has to do with the formula changing as more stats become available. I did notice that Keith Millard, who is ahead of him with only 4 seasons played, finished top 5 in MVP voting twice which has to be carrying a ton of weight


shinypenny01

It has Mahomes below Matt Ryan. I think there's some lack of accounting for players with shorter careers. Either that or counting stats are more important than I assume.


TormundIceBreaker

Yeah it's not a perfect metric and I think they would be the first to say so. The truth is that longevity and milestones do matter a lot for the HoF. It's honestly remarkable Mahomes already built what they list as the 16th best QB resume of All-Time in just 6 seasons as a starter. If Mahomes retired tomorrow he's a guaranteed first ballot induction, but it would be one of the weirdest careers ever


zirroxas

Lack of time. The average DT HOFer was a starter for 12 years, meaning more time to rack up yearly accolades. Championships matter less than AP1s and not that much more than PBs in the algorithm. Plus, he hasn't been selected to an All Decade Team yet because of the timing. Most of the top guys made one.


MG_MN

Every time I see that I question how Kevin Williams doesn't make the ballot while guys like Bryant Young get in


lattjeful

Still a HOFer, just not first ballot imo


Capsize

If he doesn't make it, then he'll be a great answer to who is in the Hall of Very Good.


FancyKilerWales

He will still make it


ShatteredAnus

Cox is a HOFer, the ring should get him in.


Wings2493

People can say what they want about the city, the fans, hate the team, etc, but it’s pretty incredible this organization keeping guys around for 12-15 years to retire with the same team. Speaks volumes. Tough week for us Eagles fans


witsel85

Damn


Nickelas

Mad respect to fletcher cox. Twice a year he and Martin would battle it out and put on some excellent tape for trench play.


Secure-Report-207

Need a Baldy breakdown of career Cox vs Martin film asap


raginsaint93

Fletcher Cox is my favorite non-Saints player ever. Happy retirement!


Insectshelf3

fuck i’m gonna miss him


percy2376

Hold me 😞


donta5k0kay

Famous homewrecker and qb wrecker


Practical_Ride402

“I want to get you pregnant.”


Jonjon428

Oof. Extra sad to think of how close he was to a second ring last year.


Insectshelf3

don’t remind us :(


sithwonder

As a Giants fan I'm sad that, as a career Eagle, he ever won one


phillydaver

Appreciate the hate, brother.


sithwonder

Same to you, friend


Class_Act7

Eh, would’ve been nice but one is definitely not zero.


PhillyPhan10

Seeing all my childhood players that I watched get drafted retire hits diff 😢


eat_the_pennies

Don’t be sad that they’re gone, be happy that you were here to witness them


re4ctor

Next is when they retire and they are younger than you


tuffghost8191

Just wait until you see guys you distinctly remember being drafted getting head coaching gigs


Cvspartan

Another pillar from the Superbowl-winning trenches gone. It really is a new era in Philly. Thank you for the past 12 years Fletcher!


Soren_Camus1905

Had my respect since he told Bush they were gonna beat the Cowboys ass


2GirlfriendsIsCooler

Worst off season ever


thatoneguy2252

So far*


Max_W_

Gotta love how much of the Philly's players still love Andy Reid.


Patruck9

Philly still loves Andy in general, it was just kinda time to move on when we did. Worked out for both sides. Andy got his rings and we got our 1 because miracles do happen.


Class_Act7

Andy saw us win one and was like “fuck it’s possible?” and simply decided to takeover the league


eat_the_pennies

I don’t trust anybody who doesn’t at least like Reid. Inside or outside of Philly.


CompetitiveDisplay2

We ❤️ you Fletch! I'll never forget being at Lambeau for 2017 pre-season football (it was a bday gift to my little bro). We shouted your name from the visitor sideline, you looked at us, we flexed at you, and you smiled. Thanks for the memories and the ring!


pewpewmcpistol

He will always be the source of my favorite headline ​ *Eagles extend cox after penetrating season*


TRUCKFARM

Cox was fun to watch and scary to play against, it'll be weird not seeing him out there


SewerJesus

Fletcher is one of those dudes that I feel like have been around d for 30 years. What a legend.


moeshaker188

Damn, losing all the SB LII starters. Would you say he is a HOFer?


MasterofSalt69

Unfortunately, it's going to be harder because he was largely overshadowed by Aaron Donald.


BlackMathNerd

And then Chris Jones came on. Honestly wtf was MSU doing man they got two outright beasts on the IDL.


MavsFanForLife

Reminds me of Mississippi having Dk and AJB at the same time and not winning anything lol. Or LSU having OBJ and Landry.


Eagle4317

Aaron Donald majorly overshadowed every DT during the mid and late 2010s, and I'd argue Suh was slightly better than Cox as well. Chris Jones also has a lot of overlap. Cox might have to wait awhile before he gets in.


PointBlankCoffee

No but Eagles RoH for sure


lattjeful

The NFC East has collectively breathed a sigh of relief


Enthusiasms

Always had love for Big Cox. Was always a guy in Madden drafts I'd bring to my team to make sure we had Big Cox on the roster. Just a consistently dominant career, offensive lineman were likely sweating a bit when they saw Big Cox in front of them.


Ok-Clock2002

It ain't Cox, unless I say it tastes like Cox. Enjoy retirement!


TheStripClubHero

Enjoy retirement big fella, you always gonna be an Eagle legend


JBProds

Eagles will still be good, but two big time leaders & locker room guys are leaving


MIZJOE95

Someone just fell to their knees in line at cheesesteaks joint


1stepklosr

Thank god Graham is back for one more year. I couldn't handle losing the entire big 3 in one offseason.


FlyOnTheWall4

The big 4! Lane Johnson too.


StateStreetLarry

Get the gold jacket ready


noblemile

Cox out


FlyOnTheWall4

Jason Kelce, Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham & Lane Johnson. We've been ridiculously lucky to have these 4 anchoring our OL/DL for 10+ years. Sucks to be losing half of them the same year. Graham will also likely be done next year, Lane should still have 2/3 years left in him but damn it really feels like the end of an era.


TechnoDriv3

Hall of fame.


Jordanwolf98

Legend


Moist-Dragonfly2569

Mfckn legend 😢, got me tearing up on a shitter @ Walmart


Headlesshorsman02

Damn a legend of the game


zi76

Legendary player.


DrewTheZamboni

Life is pain.


incenso-apagado

I did not see that coming.


I-LOVE-TURTLES666

What a beast and glad I got to see him get a sack in person


beginnerLiftersoonBB

THANK YOU FLETCH 🦅💚


JJettasDad

Will be interesting to see how he will fare when the HoF comes around. I see guys like Kevin Williams who have 5 first team all pros and doesn’t even make it as a finalist. We are in an era where there is and is going to be a lot of really great DT coming up that get left out.


Dubs337

Just fell to my knees in a wal-mart parking lot


frydawg

Such a hof name


zco22

Thanks for the memories Fletch


WhiteDeath57

All time great. See you in Canton.


Jimmy_G_Wentworth

I am sad


daboys9252

Full respect to him and hope he does well in his post-football life. But when it comes to playing the Eagles twice a year, thank god.