Roster Moves: #Eagles have released DT Malik Jackson and WR Alshon Jeffery. pic.twitter.com/Qw8XiArXsA
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) March 17, 2021
As the Eagles continue to create cap room, the franchise just announced that defensive tackle Malik Jackson has been released.
Jackson was supposed to form a dynamic, game-wrecking duo with Fletcher Cox, but injuries and inconsistent made it hard to warrant the $10+ million salary he was due before restructuring his contract.
Jackson missed the bulk of the 2019 season with a foot injury and after returning in 2020, he logged 1½ sacks and 11 QB hits the first six games of the year but no sacks and just one QB hit in the final eight.
Jackson was scheduled to earn $2 million next year plus a $1 million roster bonus and carries a $5.61 million cap hit.
A post-June 1 designation changes his cap number from $12.6 million to $5.6 million, saving $7 million off the cap this year.
The Eagles will save about $20 million in cap space after cutting Jeffery and Malik Jackson with post-June 1 designations.
With Fletcher Cox and Javon Hargrave both back, the Eagles can move on.