In explaining the decision to pick up the defensive tackle's fifth-year option, Roseman indicated that the player was trending upward.

The Philadelphia Eagles decided Wednesday to pick up the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Jordan Davis, committing to the former first-rounder despite his decreasing role in the defense.

At the time the Eagles exercised Barnett's option, the fifth-year salary did not become fully guaranteed until the first day of the new league year in the player's fifth year. It was only fully guaranteed for injury, as in, if say a player tore his ACL late in his fourth season, that fifth-year option would become fully guaranteed.