Oct 19, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Fletcher Cox (91) walks off the field after own against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles defeated the Giants, 27-7. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia Eagles have still yet to sign defensive tackle Fletcher Cox.

The Philadelphia Eagles have been trying to lock up Fletcher Cox since the end of the 2015 season. However, they still have some negotiating to do.

Howard Eskin of 94WIP Radio recently appeared on NFL Network, claiming that the Eagles offered Cox a mammoth-sized contract worth $60 million in guaranteed money, but Cox’s agent Todd France evidently told him not to accept the deal.

This is ridiculous because Fletcher Cox, a lot of these guys listen too much to their agent. His agent is Todd France. The Eagles, I have been told, offered him over $60 million guaranteed. Now, the contract would be over $100 million, but Todd France has told Fletcher Cox not to accept that and that’s ridiculous because the Eagles could have his rights for three years. The year the contract left this year, they can franchise him two more years, $60 million guaranteed, and Fletcher Cox is not a guy that spends a lot of money, but Todd France represents other defensive linemen, so, and people believe this in football, that he’s trying to get an unbelievable deal for Fletcher Cox so his other players’ scale of salary would increase and he’d use this to try to get those guys more money. It’s ridiculous that Fletcher Cox has not signed a contract, which guarantees him over $60 million. And a couple years ago, he had some back issues and, I mean, any player can go down, so that’s the problem. The Eagles have offered him a lot of money and his agent, Todd France, said “Nope,” and I think he’s using Fletcher Cox for his other players down the line.

This is an interesting situation. Cox is easily the best defensive player the Eagles have had since Brian Dawkins, and they clearly want to pay him, evidenced by their offer of $100 million. The Eagles may need to up the ante to lock him up long-term. If they are unable to do so, the Eagles may have some competition in free agency next season if they opt not to use the franchise tag on him.