Category: Eagles Salary Cap

Cowboys pocket-watching VP says Eagles are headed for salary cap hell

Dallas Cowboys VP Stephen Jones says the Philadelphia Eagles are headed for salary cap hell and will have some tough decisions to make

The Cowboys and Eagles are franchises headed in different directions. While Dallas will look to retool, Philadelphia has retooled and looks like a Super Bowl contender.

Howie Roseman is a salary cap wizard, and his dominance over the rest of the NFC East has been glaring for some time. During a recent sitdown with 105.3 The Fan, Cowboys Vice President and son of Owner Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones, attempted to excuse his own incompetence by claiming that the Eagles will soon face salary cap struggles.

When asked about the difference between the two rosters following a 41-7 loss in Week 17, Jones mentioned that 50% of their cap space was on injured reserve.

A current look at salary cap space shows the Eagles have $9,856,286 available to roll over to 2025, while the Cowboys have $19,411,873 available.

According to Over The Cap, Philadelphia will start with over $31,102,970 before the cap rises, while Dallas will be at $19 million.

Looking at cap hits for 2025, Dak Prescott has $89,896,666, CeeDee Lamb has $35,450,000, and so on. In Philadelphia, Jalen Hurts has just $21 million against the cap, with A.J. Brown and Lane Johnson having $17 million.

Roseman is a wizard, and salary cap hell will likely never happen, regardless of the dead cap hits accrued by pushing time back with void years.

Eagles have 7th most amount of dead money salary cap hits in NFL for 2024

The Philadelphia Eagles $50 million in dead salary cap is the 7th most in the NFL

The Eagles have $27,451,062 in available cap space right now but could have a ton more if not for a $50 million dead salary cap hit that places Philadelphia among the top seven in the NFL, per Over The Cap.

The Eagles traded Haason Reddick this offseason and released Avonte Maddox before re-signing him at a lower salary. Other former Eagles included in the dead money are Marcus Mariota ($3,068,000), Kevin Byard ($1,386,000), Derek Barnett ($4,004,766), and Kyron Johnson ($104,964).

Additional money and salary cap space have been taken away after the retirements of Jason Kelce ($8,678,000) and Fletcher Cox ($4,200,000).

Eagles agree to a 3-year, $66 million contract extension with Jordan Mailata

The Philadelphia Eagles are signing left tackle Jordan Mailata to a three-year, $68 million contract extension

According to Adam Schefter, the Philadelphia Eagles and star left tackle Jordan Mailata have reached an agreement on a three-year, $66 million extension that includes $48 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus.

Mailata (85.9), Jason Kelce (84.8), and Lane Johnson (82.9) were each among the five highest-graded players at their positions this season.

Mailata was the only NFL offensive tackle this season to earn at least an 83.0 grade in both run blocking and pass blocking.

Philadelphia has now signed Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Saquon Barkley, and Bryce Huff to multi-year deals.

Reed Blankenship’s contract with Eagles will pay him $3.9M over next two seasons

Reed Blankenship’s extension will pay him a fully-guaranteed $3.935 million over the next two years according to Mike Garafalo with incentives for Pro Bowls and playing time

The Eagles gave Reed Blankenship some security ahead of the 2024 season, signing the third-year safety to a one-year extension through the 2025 NFL season.

Blankenship went from undrafted free agent to critical cog in the Eagles’ defensive retool after agreeing to a new deal and earning a salary escalator for his performance last season.

Blankenship joined the Eagles as an undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee State and has played his first two seasons at the NFL’s minimum salary.

He’ll earn $3.9 million guaranteed over the next two seasons and could make more with incentives and bonuses.

Blankenship became a full-time starter with the Eagles in 2023, starting 15 of 17 and playing 973 snaps on defense (81%) and 124 on special teams. James Bradberry was the only defensive player to play more snaps for the Eagles in 2023.

Blankenship recorded a team-best 108 total tackles, 75 of them solo hits. He was credited with 11 passes defended, three interceptions, and one fumble recovery, becoming one of only five NFL players last season to have 105-plus tackles, 3-plus interceptions, and 10-plus passes defended.

The move prevents Blankenship from being an unrestricted free agent.

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Reed Blankenship doubles his salary after earning performance escalator for 2023 season

Reed Blankenship’s base salary as a second-year UDFA in 2023 was $870,000, and he doubled his salary with this performance-based pay

Reed Blankenship joined the Eagles as an undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee State and has played his first two seasons at the NFL’s minimum salary.

Blankenship will be rewarded with a bump in salary next season, thanks to a salary escalator.

The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement ensures proven performance escalators for players drafted between rounds three and seven and signed to the typical four-year rookie contracts.

If those players can log snap counts of 35% or better in at least two of their first three seasons in the NFL (or play 35% or more of total snaps during those three years), they qualify for an increased base salary in their fourth year.

Blankenship became a full-time starter with the Eagles in 2023, starting 15 of 17 and playing 973 snaps on defense (81%) and 124 on special teams. James Bradberry was the only defensive player to play more snaps for the Eagles in 2023.

Players eligible for the PPE will see their fourth-year base salary escalate to the season’s lowest restricted free agent (RFA) tender.

Eagles salary cap wizard Jake Rosenberg departing team to advance his career

Jake Rosenberg, Philadelphia’s vice president of football administration is leaving the team in hopes of furthering his career in the NFL

The Eagles have been among the big winners during the NFL’s free-agent frenzy, and a massive component of the organization’s cap wizardry is departing for greener pastures.

Jake Rosenberg, Philadelphia’s vice president of football administration and a salary cap wizard, is leaving the franchise in hopes of furthering his career in the NFL, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

“Over a pretty extended period of time I have just thought to myself that if it doesn’t seem like it’s in the cards for me to advance in this league, and have a chance to keep pushing and growing, that at the end of the day, what is involved to do this in terms of a life perspective, it’s not going to be worth it,” Rosenberg told The Inquirer.

Rosenberg told Jeff McLane that the decision was his alone. He hopes to stay in the NFL and work for a team where he can pursue his goal of becoming a GM.

Rosenberg and Eagles general manager Howie Roseman have been friends since elementary school, and he’s had a role with the Eagles since 2012, joining the team after working as a trader in bonds and commodities.

15 biggest salary cap hits for the Eagles in 2024 after first wave of NFL free agency

We’re looking at the 15 biggest cap hits for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024 after the first wave of NFL free agency

Change is always good for the soul, and after losing six of their final seven games, including a wild-card loss to the Buccaneers, Philadelphia has undergone a dramatic reconstruction that could pay off with championship dividends.

Offensive coordinators Brian Johnson (Commanders) and Sean Desai (Rams) have left, replaced by Vic Fangio (DC) and Kellen Moore (OC).

The Eagles have retooled their roster on both sides of the football after inking DE Bryce Huff, RB Saquon Barkley, OLB Zach Baun, OL Matt Hennessy, WR DeVante Parker, S/CB C.J. Gardner-Johnson, LB Devin White, LB Oren Burks, DT PJ Mustipher, WR Parris Campbell, and CB Tyler Hall to deals during the first wave.

Philadelphia then traded for quarterback Kenny Pickett while extending Landon Dickerson and Jake Elliott. 

Philadelphia currently has about  $33,657,986 in cap space per Over The Cap, and they’re spending about $100+ million plus on both sides of the football.

The Eagles also have a Haason Reddick dilemma that’ll be resolved in the next week or more.

The biggest salary cap hits have changed, with Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox counting until they’re officially released on June 1.

With the first wave of free agency completed, we’re taking an updated look at the 15 biggest salary cap hits for the Eagles, according to Over The Cap.

Where do the Eagles rank in spending at each position after first wave of free agency?

We’re looking at where the Philadelphia Eagles rank in positional spending at each position after the first wave of NFL free agency

The Eagles have retooled their roster on both sides of the football after inking DE Bryce Huff, RB Saquon Barkley, OLB Zach Baun, OL Matt Hennessy, WR DeVante Parker, S/CB C.J. Gardner-Johnson, LB Devin White, LB Oren Burks, DT PJ Mustipher, WR Parris Campbell, and CB Tyler Hall to deals during the first wave.

Philadelphia then traded for quarterback Kenny Pickett while extending Landon Dickerson and Jake Elliott. 

Philadelphia currently has about  $33,657,986 in cap space per Over The Cap, and they’re spending about $100+ million plus on both sides of the football.  The offensive line and edge rusher positions carry the most significant cap space.

Overall positional spending has changed tremendously since Jalen Hurts signed a massive five-year, $255 million contract extension last spring.

This makes him among the four highest-paid players on average in NFL history.

The Eagles will again be a Super Bowl favorite in the NFC and have one of the most talented rosters despite being 17th in average positional spending.

Thanks to Over The Cap, here’s where Philadelphia sits in positional spending on both sides of the ball ahead of the season opener.

Eagles agree to 3-year, $37.5 Million deal with former Giants star RB Saquon Barkley

The Philadelphia Eagles are signing Saquon Barkley to a three-year, $37.75 million contract that could be worth up to $46.75M and includes $26M fully guaranteed at signing.

The Saquon Barkley era is underway in Philadelphia, as the former Penn State star and New York Giants running back is signing a three-year, $37 million deal with the Eagles.

The $26 million fully guaranteed puts Barkley above the $12 million per season he would have made with consecutive franchise tags under the New York Giants.

In 14 games last season, Barkley logged 962 yards and six rushing touchdowns, 41 receptions for 280 yards, and four touchdowns for the 6-11 Giants.

Barkley would pair well with Kenneth Gainwell while giving Philadelphia an explosive playmaker in Kellen Moore’s offense.

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DeVonta Smith’s 5th year option price tag revealed, Eagles face easy decision

After the NFL raised the Salary cap to $255.4 million, the Eagles found out that DeVonta Smith’s 5th-year option will cost $15.5 million

The Eagles received some good news on Friday when the NFL unveiled a $255.4 million salary cap for the 2024 season.

The extra $13 million in cap space has Philadelphia at a little over $32 million, with the new league year less than 20 days away.

One critical situation to monitor is the contract status of star wide receiver DeVonta Smith, who’s eligible for a contract extension.

Smith hasn’t been selected to a Pro Bowl in his first three years, but thanks to back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, he’s eligible for the Playing Time tier of the collective bargaining agreement, according to Over The Cap.

The cost for Smith in 2025 would be $15,591,000, which feels like a bargain, considering he’d be the 20th highest-paid player at his position.

Smith had 81 catches for 1,066 yards and seven touchdowns in 2024 season.

Among the receivers in his draft class, the 2021 10th overall pick ranks fourth in catches and receiving yards behind Ja’Marr Chase, Jaylen Waddle, and Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Smith’s 19 career touchdowns rank third.

Earlier this month, Smith told The Inquirer that he was in “no rush” to get a deal done, and waiting ultimately benefits him as he continues to ascend the wide receiver rankings.

The deadline for NFL teams to exercise the Fifth-Year Option for players selected in the first round of the 2021 Draft is May 2, and if Howie Roseman chooses to make Smith wait, the Heisman Trophy winner won’t hit free agency until 2025.