Philadelphia Eagles Safety Malcolm Jenkins doubles down: 3 Thoughts

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 09: Malcolm Jenkins #27 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates a defensive stop against the New York Giants with teammates during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on December 9, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia defeats New York in overtime 23-17. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

1. We’ll be discussing age and money a great deal here.

Jenkins is 32 years old and has played for the Eagles since 2014. He’s entering the last year of a four-year contract extension he signed in 2016. He’s scheduled to make $7.6 million in base salary in 2020, and none of it guaranteed according to Spotrac.

Jenkins came into the 2019 season desiring a new contract, as a shifting market for safeties this past offseason dropped him out of the top ten highest-paid safeties in the NFL. Standouts like the Washington Redskins‘ Landon Collins and the Baltimore Ravens‘ Earl Thomas earn yearly salaries that hover around $14 million. Jenkins contends he has out-performed his original four-year contract and wants to see improvement in his next deal.

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