From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Yesterday, clearly with the owner's blessing, the Eagles did the best
thing they could do for the team and acknowledged in the only way that
matters - with dollars - that Westbrook is one of the best at his
position. In their game of real GM, the Eagles gave Westbrook a
contract extension and a significant raise, upward of $13 million
guaranteed over the first two years, according to The Inquirer's Bob
Brookover.
It was what Westbrook wanted. It was what the Eagles had to do. They
had no choice. They knew it, and so did Westbrook. His value wasn't
going down. It was on the rise. He had to be compensated accordingly.
In the grand scheme of the Eagles, there is no player more valuable.
The Eagles have said for months that Westbrook had outperformed his
existing contract, a rare admission in the National Football League
these days. It's just a fact that after setting a franchise record with
2,104 yards from scrimmage last season, which led the league, Westbrook
proved to be more valuable than he was in 2005, when the Eagles gave
Westbrook his last extension. He is the one player on the Eagles'
roster other teams worry about, and the one player who can bust a game
wide open every time he touches the ball.
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