The Philadelphia Eagles and safety Rodney McLeod have agreed to a reworked contract that will keep McLeod in Philadelphia for the 2019 campaign, according to Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
McLeod played in just three games this season as a result of suffering a torn MCL back in Week 3. During that time, he logged 10 tackles and four passes defended.
The 28-year-old originally landed with the Eagles in March 2016, when he signed a five-year, $35 million contract.
He played in all 16 games during his first season with the team, finishing with 80 tackles, a sack, three interceptions, a forced fumble and seven passes defended.
The following year, McLeod tallied 50 tackles, three picks, a forced fumble, a couple of fumble recoveries and six passes defended in helping lead the Eagles to their first ever Super Bowl title.
McLeod, who played his collegiate football at the University of Virginia, went undrafted but ended up signing a three-year deal with the St. Louis Rams after the draft in 2012.
By his second season with the Rams, McLeod was a full-time starter in the secondary, posting 79 stops, a couple of picks, two forced fumbles, a pair of fumble recoveries and seven passes defended.
He went on to start for the Rams through 2015, never missing a game. The 2017 campaign in Philly actually marked the first time McLeod had ever missed a contest in his career, as he was sidelined for two games that season.
The Eagles won nine games in 2018 and lost to the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.
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