There are days, and Tuesday was one of them, when Fletcher Cox wakes with the memory of his brother filling his thoughts and he knows that Shaddrick Cox will follow him through every step of the day.
"He's been on my mind heavy since this morning. It's been a sad day for me," Cox said. "I think about him a lot."
The memory doesn't get in the way of the work, of course, and Fletcher Cox is considered the best player on the strongest unit of the Eagles, but when his older brother and mentor died of a heart attack in January, a little bit of the younger brother went with him.