Eagles sign Timmy Jernigan to 4-year extension worth reported $48M

The Philadelphia Eagles signed defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan to a four-year contract extension, the team announced.

The deal is worth $48 million and includes $26 million fully guaranteed, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Jernigan has thrived in his first year with the Eagles, teaming up with Fletcher Cox in Jim Schwartz's attacking scheme to form one of the league's top interior tandems. He's racked up 17 tackles with 1.5 sacks through nine games.

The 25-year-old was acquired from the Baltimore Ravens in an offseason trade that also involved a swap of draft picks. Jernigan was a second-round pick of the Ravens in 2014 out of Florida State.

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