Philadelphia Eagles Fullback Leonard Weaver is close to signing a contract extension with the team which could take effect as early as Thursday, prior to the start of NFL free agency.
Weaver told Philly.com on Saturday that he believes that the new is done.
Harold Lewis, Weaver's agent, stated that he and Eagles officials had "good meetings" in Indianapolis during the scouting combine, he also stated that there was "nothing more to report than that."
Leonard Weaver played in all sixteen games during the Eagles 2009 regular season, starting in eight of them. He also played in the Eagles wild card playoff round against the Dallas Cowboys.
In the beginning of the 2009 season Weaver was expected to be nothing more than a blocker and only occasionally run or receive the ball out of the backfield on some plays. But he ended up becoming one of the Eagles most productive players while rushing the ball on 70 carries for 323 yards and two touchdowns.
A real fullback is what the Philadelphia Eagles have been missing from their offense over the past few years. It was very obvious how good the Birds offense can be with a Leonard Weaver type player on the roster. He is quite frankly one of the irreplaceable cogs that can get this team to the promised land.
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