Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson on Wednesday inked a contract extension that paid out the most guaranteed money for a cornerback in the history of the game. Richard Sherman scored his big payday from the Seahawks in May and Darrelle Revis hit the jackpot (again) in New England shortly after the Bucs released him.

Since the start of the new league year, the consensus top three corners in the game have totaled about $100 million in guaranteed cash.

Eagles cornerback Cary Williams on Wednesday was asked if he felt one of those three should be considered the league’s No. 1 corner over the two others. After first saying, “I don’t care” and later adding that “they deserve the money,” Williams suggested that playoff performance should factor into a corner’s reputation -- and then he conveniently mentioned that he’s won many, many playoff games.

Asked if he’d put himself in their echelon, Williams didn’t mince words.

“Yeah,” Williams said. “No question.”

Williams said great corners “come through in great situations in great games in big-time situations,” which he said he’s done already.

“I look at my career. I’ve played in playoff games,” he said. “Most of those guys haven’t played in playoff games. It is what it is. Hopefully those guys could make it to the playoffs. Hopefully those guys could continue the success that they’ve had in their careers. Much respect to those guys, because I don’t see a much of a difference in any of them.”

His argument that the aforementioned three haven’t played in the postseason applies only to Peterson. (Maybe he also counted Browns cornerback Joe Haden, who recently signed a five-year, $68 million contract with $45 million guaranteed despite no playoff resume.)

Revis, a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro, has played in six playoff games with the Jets, who went 4-2 in those games and allowed more than 16 points in just three. Sherman, a two-time All Pro, just won a Super Bowl with Seattle, which is 4-1 in playoff games when Sherman starts.

Williams started for the Ravens in 2012, when they beat San Francisco in the Super Bowl after rallying in the AFC championship to upend Peyton Manning and the Broncos in Denver. He then signed a three-year deal with the Eagles that came with a $5 million signing bonus and $10.5 million guaranteed.

He has played in 11 postseason games and his teams are 7-4 in those games, but he’s never made All-Pro or the Pro Bowl.

Williams wondered why he doesn’t get as much credit as the big three, given that he’s got more postseason wins than any of them.

“I’ve started and haven’t given up a touchdown in any of those playoff games. And my name is never brought up because maybe I’m a seventh-rounder or whatever the case may be,” he said. “I don’t know what it is. It is what it is, because my statistics definitely show I can play this game.

“But at the end of the day it’s not my job to heckle or wonder why I’m not in the top 100 or anything like that. I just play and try to be the best I can possibly be. Those guys are great, those guys are equally as talented and they do what they have to do to get their teams wins.”

A little over three years ago, Riley Cooper signed a mega five-year contract with the Eagles. 

Now, he's a 29-year-old trying to get noticed at a rookie camp. 

The former Eagles receiver will be with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this weekend on a tryout during the team's rookie minicamp. This is the first known tryout Cooper has had with another team since the Eagles released him in February 2016. 

More than his impact on the football field, in July 2013, Cooper was known for shouting a racial slur at a Kenny Chesney concert in a video that went viral and made him a polarizing figure in Philadelphia and in the Eagles' locker room. 

Not only did Chip Kelly and the Eagles keep him on the roster, but the Eagles also handed him a five-year, $22.5 million contract following his career season in 2013. In 2013, he caught 47 passes for 835 yards and eight touchdowns. 

Cooper's production dropped in each of the next two seasons, and he was released after the new coaching staff was brought into Philly. 

Until now, there haven't been any teams even reportedly sniffing around his name and Cooper was out of the league in 2016. 

With the Bucs this weekend, Cooper will wear No. 17. His old No. 14 will be sported by Levi Copelin, a wide receiver from Pittsburg State, who is also on a tryout. 

When the Eagles traded away the 74th pick in the draft to the Ravens for No. 99 and Timmy Jernigan, the move was met with almost complete approval. 

After all, the Eagles traded down 25 spots in the third round and picked up a starter — one who really fits the scheme — in Jernigan. 

I tend to agree that this was a good trade. But at the time, I sent out a tweet that basically said 25 spots in the third round for a player with one year left on his deal, isn't nothing. (That tweet was met by plenty of disgruntled viewers.) But it is very true, 25 spots in the third is something, and it showed when the round played out last Friday night. 

The Eagles had to wait until pick No. 99 to draft West Virginia corner Rasul Douglas, who might end up being very good and could very well become a starter this season. So basically, the Eagles got Douglas and a year of Jernigan, plus first crack at re-signing him, for the 74th pick. 

"[Douglas] was one of the guys, when we made the trade, that we talked about possibly losing out in that 74 to 99 mix," Eagles VP of football operations Howie Roseman said. "It was a long way to go from 43 to 99, but we feel like this guy fits our system."

It's very possible Douglas was one of the players the Eagles had in mind for their 74th pick. And while the trade was still probably a good one for the Eagles, it's fair to wonder how Douglas ranks among some of the other players who went in that 74-99 span.  

So here's a look at all of them, with some highlighted: 

74. Ravens: DE Chris Wormley 
The Ravens immediately replaced depth on their D-line, using the Eagles' pick to take Wormley, a 6-foot-5, 298-pound, first-team All-Big 10 selection from Michigan. While Wormley isn't flashy, he was very productive in college, something that seems extremely important to the new Eagles regime with Joe Douglas. While Wormley will be a five-technique end for Baltimore, he could have played inside for the Eagles. 

75. Falcons: LB Duke Riley
76. Saints: LB Alex Anzalone
77. Panthers: DE Daeshon Hall 
While Myles Garrett went No. 1 overall, his Texas A&M teammate on the other side of the line goes in the third. He didn't have near the same college production and is more of a projection pick — which wouldn't fit the Eagles' draft — but is extremely athletic and could become a good pass-rusher in the NFL. 

78. Ravens: OLB Tim Williams
79. Jets: WR ArDarius Stewart
80. Colts: DE Tarell Basham 
Basham played at Ohio, so he didn't get a ton of notice, but if the Eagles wanted players with a high motor and relentless pursuit, Basham fits. Some of the most fun tape of any defensive prospect from the draft. 

81. Redskins: CB Fabian Moreau
82. Broncos: WR Carson Henderson
Henderson, from Louisiana Tech, would have been a great fit with the Eagles and was simply a better prospect than the other two receivers they drafted. Henderson is an explosive playmaker as a receiver and a kick returner and he averaged 19.6 yards per catch in college, something that seemed important to the Eagles based on their later picks. 

83. Patriots: DE Derek Rivers
84. Buccaneers: WR Chris Godwin
Plenty of fans in this area are familiar with Godwin, who excelled at Penn State. Godwin put up impressive numbers with the Nittany Lions, then ran a 4.42 at the combine. 

85. Patriots: OT Antonio Garcia
86: Chiefs: RB Kareem Hunt
When asked what was important in running back prospects, Doug Pederson said the ability to be a three-down guy. Meet Kareem Hunt, the running back from Toledo. Among the mid-round guys, Hunt might have the best chance at becoming an every-down player. And he would have fit well in Pederson's offense, as evidenced by Andy Reid's taking him. 

87. Giants: QB Davis Webb
88. Raiders: DT Eddie Vanderdoes
89. Texans: RB D'Onta Foreman
If you think the Eagles are missing a bigger, hard-nosed running back, Foreman, the 6-foot, 233-pound back from Texas, could have taken that role. Good combination of size and athleticism. 

90. Seahawks: CB Shaquill Griffin
91. Rams: S John Johnson
92. Cowboys: CB Jourdan Lewis
Dallas looked past Lewis' recent domestic violence charge to snag a corner with the required skills to be a really good slot corner. It's possible with the Eagles' new character-driven draft policy, Lewis wouldn't have been a fit. 

93. Packers: DT Montravius Adams
94. Steelers: CB Cameron Sutton
The Tennessee defensive back played corner in college but showed his ability to play safety and the nickel while at the Senior Bowl in January. He's versatile and is solid in man coverage, things the Eagles seem to really value. 

95. Seahawks: S Delano Hill
96. Lions: WR Kenny Golladay
97. Dolphins: CB Cordrea Tankersley
Tankersley from Clemson has one thing Douglas doesn't have: speed. Tankersley ran a 4.40 at the combine and is a really good athlete. Needs to refine his ball tracking skills, but the raw talent is there. 

98. Cardinals: WR Chad Williams
99. Eagles: CB Rasul Douglas

With Sutton, Tankersley, Lewis and Griffin going off the board a few spots before the Eagles' pick, it's kind of reminiscent of the fifth round in 2016. The Eagles drafted Wendell Smallwood just after a few other running backs, including Pro Bowler Jordan Howard, went off the board. The Eagles claimed Smallwood was always their guy, but it's fair to wonder. 

For what it's worth, the Eagles seem to really like Douglas, but we won't know whether or not this was a good pick for a while. And, ultimately, picking up Jernigan, a good starting player at a position of need — even if it's just for a year — is worth moving back 25 spots. 

But the Eagles did miss out on several good prospects. So now they have to hope none of them become Hall of Famers.