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The Eagles are doing what they can to take any heat off new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb. Philadelphia gave Kolb a one-year contract extension through 2011 on Thursday, with the extra year being worth a reported $12.26 million guaranteed."It does feel very special. I don't think it's just because now I'm the starter, I think everybody can kind of sense that there's this united feeling between everybody," Kolb said at a press conference announcing the extension. "We're all kind of young, and even though we haven't hit the field together yet as a core group, you can just kind of sense that, hey man, we have this energy that we're just going to go out there and prove a lot of people wrong
According to Scout.com's Adam Caplan, Kolb's 2011 deal comes with a $10.7 million signing bonus -- a perk that allowed the Eagles to work around the NFL's "30 percent rule," which limits a player from receiving a raise in base salary of more than 30 percent in the final capped year of a CBA. Kolb would have been an unrestricted free agent after the 2010 season without the extension.
"We're happy to have Kevin under contract for the next two seasons," Eagles coach Andy Reid said Thursday in a statement released by the team. "When given the chance, Kevin has proven to have good command of this offense and we're looking forward to having him operate as the number one quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles."
The salary is massive compensation for a QB with two career starts and just four career TD passes, but it clearly shows Philadelphia's commitment to Kolb, at least in the short term. Philadelphia still employs Michael Vick behind Kolb, but traded longtime starting quarterback Donovan McNabb to Washington earlier this offseason.
"We're excited about what we've seen from Kevin during his three seasons in Philadelphia both on and off the field," Eagles GM Howie Roseman said. "We're happy to get this contract in place for the near future and are looking forward to keeping Kevin in Philadelphia for many more years to come."
Philadelphia drafted ex-Northwestern quarterback Mike Kafka in last week's draft with the No. 122 overall pick (Round 4). He's a developmental prospect, but could eventually be a nice fit in the Eagles' offense.
But it's Kolb's show for now -- if that wasn't clear before, Thursday's news made sure.
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