The Philadelphia Eagles are married to franchise signal-caller Carson Wentz and even after drafting Jalen Hurts in the second round, there is no doubt he’s firmly the guy.
ESPN NFL Insider Dan Graziano recently broke down the commitment to their quarterback from all 32 NFL teams and Wentz landed in the top-5 at No. 4.
4. Philadelphia Eagles
Starter: Carson Wentz | Signed through 2024
Tier: Locked-in vet | Ranking in tier: No. 4Contract: Four-year, $128 million extensions signed in June 2019, including $66.5 million fully guaranteed at signing.
Full disclosure: In the initial version of this article, published Friday morning, we had Wentz ranked No. 8 overall. But thanks to one helpful and knowledgeable reader, we identified a crucial mistake in our calculations that required us to re-evaluate and move him up.
Wentz’s contract structure is built on staggered roster bonuses that were designed to help the Eagles navigate 2019 and 2020 salary cap issues. He’s basically getting $30 million this year and $25.4 million fully guaranteed in 2021.
Wentz has no guaranteed money after 2021 but he’ll pick up another $15 million roster bonus if he’s on the roster March 2021.
The Eagles would only try to move on from Wentz is suffers another significant injury or somehow falls off the cliff as a passer. The Eagles would incur a dead-money hit of $39.5 million if they decided to cut or release Wentz in 2022.
The Eagles are all in on Wentz and he’ll move further up the list as his play continues to ascend.
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