Eagles bolstering pass rush

The defending Super Bowl champions’ pass rush is about to become even more formidable. The Philadelphia Eagles are acquiring defensive end Michael Bennett and a seventh-round pick in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for wide receiver Marcus Johnson and a fifth-round pick, a person with knowledge of the deal told USA TODAY. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the deal. ESPN was first to report the trade. Bennett, 32, recorded 81⁄ sacks for the

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Seahawks last season and has been a Pro Bowl selection in each of the past three years. He joins an Eagles defensive line that already features Pro Bowl defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and defensive end Brandon Graham.

❚ A person familiar with the settlement tells the Associated Press that Jerry Jones has agreed to pay the NFL more than $2 million in legal fees resulting from two disputes the Dallas Cowboys owner had with the league. The amount to be paid was resolved Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL did not announce details. Commissioner Roger Goodell held an appeal hearing with Jones on Monday. That came a few days after Goodell assessed the financial penalties for Jones’ lawsuit to overturn the suspension of Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott and for a lawsuit Jones threatened to stop Goodell’s newly approved contract. The NFL said in a statement, “After a hearing with the Commissioner and the Finance Committee, the matter of the reimbursement of legal fees has been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties.”

❚ Tony Robinson and the other replacement players for the 1987 Washington Redskins will receive Super Bowl rings this year, more than 30 years after they fueled Washington to a 3-0 record during the regular season while the team’s regular players were on strike. Robinson and many other replacement players — so-called scabs — were cut after the strike ended. Those who weren’t kept on the roster after the strike ended didn’t receive rings after Washington beat the Denver Broncos 42-10 in Super Bowl XXII. On Tuesday, Robinson and fellow replacement player Anthony Sagnella were at the Virginia General Assembly for the passing of a resolution that honored the Washington replacement players for their contributions during the 1987 season. Robinson said Redskins team president Bruce Allen announced that the replacement players would receive Super Bowl rings this year, perhaps as early as this spring.