Panthers Land Edge Rusher Jaelan Phillips In Free Agency

In the few days before NFL Free Agency started, reports suggested that bringing back Jaelan Phillips was a high priority for the Eagles. The two sides did not reach a deal before the "legal tampering" period started.

About 40 minutes after that window opened, the edge rusher signed a deal, just not with the Eagles. Phillips and the Panthers agreed to a four-year, $120 million deal, as first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Phillips had 5 sacks last year between the Eagles and the Dolphins. That might seem a low number for what he got paid. The sacks do not exactly do his play justice. Phillips had 44 pressures after joining the Eagles and was a big part of their run defense.