PFF: Fletcher Cox Among NFL's Top 4 Interior Defenders
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Interior defensive lineman usually don't post gaudy stats.
Cox, who signed a six-year extension worth $103 million this offseason, has been hearing "struggles" recently. Cox started the season with 4.0 sacks in four games, but has gone sack-less since.
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According to Pro Football Focus, Cox isn't actually struggling at all. In fact, he's their fourth-highest graded interior defensive lineman.
Highest-graded NFL interior defenders:
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1. Aaron Donald, 95.4
2. Calais Campbell, 87.8
3. Ndamukong Suh, 86.8
4. Fletcher Cox, 86.6 pic.twitter.com/1dgX40dNPn
Aaron Donald, who is PFF's No. 1 ranked interior defensive lineman, has just three more combined tackles (31) and one more sack (5.0) than Cox.