Earlier today, Eagles guard Brandon Brooks announced his retirement after ten years in the NFL.

In doing so, Brooks agreed on a reworked contract that lowered his compensation to create financial flexibility for the team moving forward.

Former Eagles safety Will Parks thought this was hysterical for some reason:

They offered him a pay cut he took it and then he said I’m retiring… 😂I love life sometimes… 😂

— William (@PhillyWill11) January 26, 2022

Philadelphia signed Parks to a one-year deal back in 2020 and released him later in the season. I’m not sure if he’s still bitter about that or just woefully ignorant — but the team paying Brooks and reducing the cap hit is a good move for both parties.

Parks now joins Orlando Scandrick on the “bitter bus” — a group of individuals who continuously allow the Eagles organization to reside in their heads. My condolences go out to everyone involved.

#Eagles G Brandon Brooks will speak to the media at 11a. He recently signed a new contract reducing his 2022 cap number from $19.4m to $7.1m. The only ‘22 cash is a $1.12m non-gtd base salary.

Clearly a deal for cap purposes in anticipation of him not being an Eagle this year.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) January 26, 2022

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