It is unclear what the Eagles intend to do with the 2018 and 2019 salary-cap space they reportedly have created by restructuring Fletcher Cox's contract. It seems to be coincidence that the ESPN report of the team's moving money around to create $6.5 million of cap room this year and $11.7 million next year came out right around the time Monday that the Eagles put their top running back, Jay Ajayi, on injured reserve because of a torn ACL.
In fact, the ESPN report said the restructuring was done Friday, and it also cited a league source as saying the team does not intend to pursue a trade for estranged Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell.