THERE'S A good chance that by December, nobody will remember whether Fletcher Cox showed for mandatory minicamp. The team's most dominant player is going to play for the Eagles this season, probably with a new long-term contract, but possibly on the $7.799 million option year from his rookie deal, with some accompanying hard feelings.
But this is not December, and Cox's presence or absence Monday at NovaCare is the biggest issue on the late-spring horizon. Eagles players are scheduled to check in Monday for physicals ahead of the three-day minicamp that begins Tuesday, the last gathering of the team before the July 25 rookie reporting date for training camp.