by Larry O'Rourke OF THE MORNING CALL , Morning Call

The team announced late Thursday that it had reached an agreement with the five-time Pro Bowl quarterback on a restructuring of the final two years of his contract, which expires after the 2010 season.

"Donovan has played a large part of this team's success over the last 10 years," Eagles chairman Jeffrey Lurie said. "He has been a professional in every sense of the word."

The previous terms called for McNabb to make $9.2 million this season and $10 million in 2010. The Eagles did not disclose the new salary figures.

"We are thrilled that this all worked out," Eagles president Joe Banner said. "He is a great Football player, a great person, and someone who gives back to the community. We are lucky to have him in Philadelphia."

McNabb and coach Andy Reid are slated to share their thoughts with the media this morning.

McNabb is the Eagles' all-time leader in passing yards with 29,320, touchdown passes with 194, attempts with 4,303 and completions with 2,534.

Before announcing the new deal for McNabb, the Eagles completed other transactions Thursday, the final day of offseason workouts.

They announced the signing of fifth-round pick/tight end Cornelius Ingram, leaving first-round pick Jeremy Maclin and second-round pick LeSean McCoy as the only members of the eight-player draft class who still have to come to terms.

The team also released former Temple University quarterback Adam DiMichele and former Illinois State running back Walter Mendenhall.

Defensive tackle Amon Gordon, who has NFL experience with Tennessee, Baltimore, Denver and Cleveland, was waived with an injury settlement.

The Eagles went through the last eight days of organized team activity workouts without cornerback Sheldon Brown, who wants a new deal, but Brown's absence wasn't completely unexpected given the officially voluntary nature of the OTAs.

It was surprising, however, that cornerback Asante Samuel, signed last season to a six-year, $57 million contract, skipped the final four days of OTAs. Samuel reportedly was dealing with a family issue in Florida.

"This is a voluntary camp so there isn't a lot of talking I can do there or am going to do there," Reid said.

The Eagles had to deal with another unwanted issue during the OTAs. Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson remained on a leave of absence while undergoing a second round of chemotherapy to fight cancer in his spine, making secondary coach Sean McDermott the fill-in coordinator.

"Some days are good days [for Johnson], some days are not very good days," Reid said. "He is receiving chemotherapy, and pretty intense chemotherapy. There are just some days that that stuff gets you, and then there are other days that he feels pretty good. I have a chance to talk to him about every day, and he's a battler."

larry.orourke@mcall.com

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