Eagles' Brooks: I restructured my contract to get Foles more money
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It appears Nick Foles can thank Brandon Brooks for his revised deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, as the Pro Bowl guard said he restructured his own contract to get the Super Bowl MVP more money.
Brooks took to Twitter on Monday morning to emphatically share that he made the move so Foles would get a pay bump.
If your wondering about the restructure I get 4 mill now 4mill by sept 1 with a couple hundred thousand over the season. The reason I did it was bc the FUCKIN SB MVP DESERVED MORE MONEY @NickFoles . Love you bro #WhateverItTakes
— Brandon Brooks (@bbrooks_79) April 23, 2018
Brooks, whose cap hit was set to be over $11 million, will instead receive $4 million now and another $4 million before the 2018 campaign begins. According to Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports, Brooks will then make $980,000 over the course of the season. His cap hit will now be $4.768 million for 2018, according to Field Yates of ESPN.
According to Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, the Eagles agreed to a revised contract with Foles last week, including a $2 million signing bonus and incentives that could reach $14 million should he start again and hit certain numbers if Carson Wentz is still working his way back from injury.