Nakobe Dean signs deal with Philadelphia Eagles
Former Georgia inside linebacker Nakobe Dean has officially signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, who drafted him with the No. 83 overall pick in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Dean’s deal is a four-year deal worth $5,186,894 and will count $943,000 against the cap this coming season for the Eagles.
Dean was widely projected as a first round pick before the draft, but medical concerns caused him to drop into the second day. The Eagles, a team rumored to be interested in him in the first place, ultimately got him in the third round, pairing him with another former Georgia defensive star Jordan Davis.
Dean won the 2021 Butkus Award for the best linebacker in all of College Football. He was named a First-Team All-American by the Associated Press, Walter Camp, American Football Coaches Association, Sporting News and USA Today, among others, finishing second on the team in tackles with 72 tackles. He was first for tackles for loss with 10.5 and second in sacks with 6.0.
Nakobe Dean is the 11th Bulldog drafted to sign his first NFL contract. Channing Tindall, Zamir White, Jake Camarda and Derion Kendrick remain unsigned.
- Travon Walker (Jacksonville Jaguars) – $37.4 million including $24.4 million signing bonus
- Jordan Davis (Philadelphia Eagles) – $17 million including a $9.55 million signing bonus
- Quay Walker (Green Bay Packers) – $13,841,637 including a $7,246,645 signing bonus
- Devonte Wyatt (Green Bay Packers) – $12.86 million including a $6.53 million singing bonus
- Lewis Cine (Minnesota Vikings) – $11,494,155 including a $5.53 million signing bonus
- George Pickens (Pittsburgh Steelers) – $6.752 million including a $2.09 million signing bonus
- James Cook (Buffalo Bills) – $5,832,057 including a $1,421,496 singing bonus
- Justin Shaffer (Atlanta Falcons) – $3.877 million including a $217,404 signing bonus
- Jamaree Salyer (Los Angeles Chargers) – $3.835 million including a $175,932 signing bonus
- John FitzPatrick (Atlanta Falcons) – $3.815 million including a $155,412 signing bonus
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