And then there was one. Malik Jackson will sign with the Eagles, according to Josina Anderson of ESPN.com (on Twitter). Word of Jackson’s impending deal comes moments after we learned the Eagles and Packers were the leading contenders to sign the defensive tackle. 
When all is said and done, it will be a three-year, $30MM deal, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter). There’s no word yet on the guarantees or pay structure, but it sounds like a solid deal for both sides.
Jackson joined the Jaguars on a six-year, $85.5MM in 2016. Then, last week, the Jaguars released him in a cost-cutting measure. His release did not come as a huge surprise – Taven Bryan supplanted him down the stretch of the 2018 season and his contract precluded the club from trading him.
Last year, Jackson notched just 32 tackles and 3.5 sacks, with Pro Football Focus ranking him 85th among 112 interior defenders. However, he was a Pro Bowler as recently as 2017 and enjoyed a solid first season in Jacksonville. Jackson also racked up 14.5 sacks across his final three years in Denver, despite only spending one of those campaigns as a full-time starter.
With Jackson, the Eagles have successfully upgraded their defensive front after trading Michael Bennett to the Patriots.
That was fast, literally 3 minutes
Dumb for jackson. Should have done a 1 year prove it deal.
Yea 3 years 30 million is a terrible deal for a player who lost his starting job last year.
Schefter’s original tweet and this story originally indicated the contract was 3 years, 10 million total. It has since been updated.
Yah. I thought it was a 3.5 AAV. Not 10
Wow, $10,000,000.00 for the guy rating at the bottom of his position…
Packers are 0/2. Glad to see BG is active though.
Also, don’t mind them missing on this one if 10mil per year was the cost.
I agree. 10M per I would much rather throw that money at an edge rusher or safety like Collins
Collins is only an in the box safety. The Giants are sorely lacking talent on the defensive side and let him go for a reason. Though he’s older and has injury concerns, I think Earl Thomas would be a safer move since he makes the entire defense better. Contract yearly averages between the two and Id feel a lot safer betting on Thomas to meet his end of the deal over say 3 years than Collins meeting his end over the 5-7 years it would take to sign him.
Schefter deleted the original tweet and created a new one. He now says the contract is 3 year, $30MM
This is a reach. Jackson was an average player last year.