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You have $15, build the best offensive unit in Eagles’ history

Can you build the greatest Philadelphia offense of all time? With a $15 budget, try to assemble the best QB, WR, RB, TE combination in Eagles history

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Philadelphia has had some all-time great offensive players, but what five players at multiple positions could give fans a dynamic unit on offense?

The Bird’s official Twitter account created a frenzy when they asked fans to build the ultimate roster.

The goal is to create the ultimate Eagles offensive unit with a $15 budget. Your team must consist of a quarterback, two wide receivers, a running back, and a tight end or fullback.

Which trio of Eagles’ greats would you pick to build an all-time wide receiver core?

Philadelphia has had some elite pass catchers over the years and the Eagles twitter page is asking fans to pick a core group of three franchise greats to make the ultimate trio

Since its inception in 1933, Philadelphia has had some top pass catchers in the sport’s history.

Two of the 11 Hall of Famers linked to the franchise were wide receivers.

It could be challenging to determine who was the best.

Still, the Eagles official Twitter page asked the question on Saturday, looking to make an all-time trio made of some of the top players in franchise history.

We looked at 13 all-time greats, including two that have joined the franchise within the past two years.

Breaking down the Eagles $52 million in dead money

Breaking down the Philadelphia Eagles’ $52 million in dead money on the 2022 salary cap

One of the most important off-season’s in Eagles franchise history is complete and with Carson Wentz’s dead money off the books, the Birds are looking at much greener pastures from a salary cap standpoint moving forward.

After the salary cap decreased from $198.2 million in 2020 to $182.5 million in 2021 due to the COVID-19 impact, the cap rose to $208.2 million in 2022.

There are still a few issues, with a total of 14 current or former Eagles accounting for almost $53 million in dead cap space.

Here are the 5 players the Bears have used the franchise tag on

The Bears aren’t expected to be involved during the franchise tag window. But they’ve used the tag five times in the past.

The franchise tag period opened Tuesday, but the Chicago Bears aren’t expected to use the tag on anyone. That includes wide receiver Allen Robinson, who will be one of the highly-sought after free agents next month.

While the Bears won’t be in the franchise tag market this offseason, there are a number of players who could be, including some potential free agents they might covet like a Davante Adams or a Cam Robinson.

In the past, Chicago has used the franchise tag five times, which includes some well-deserving names and one surprise.

Here’s a look at the five players who the Bears used the franchise tag on dating back to 2007.

Eagles dead cap space: 48 current or former players account for over $62 million

Philadelphia Eagles dead cap space: 48 current or former players account for over $62 million

The Philadelphia Eagles had 6 injured or absent players accounting for more than $20 million in salary-cap space.

That’s not even the worst of it, as the Eagles also have 48 players, some of who are still on the roster, accounting for over $62 million in dead salary cap space.

The Eagles will carry the largest dead money cap hit in NFL history this season after the team traded Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts.

Philadelphia’s salary cap situation was among the worst in the league after years of pushing back contracts, void years, and restructures.

Wentz’s isn’t the only former Eagle on the books for 2021 and we’ve presented all the dead money cap hits for Philadelphia this season per Over The Cap, and Spotrac.

Malik Jackson, Alshon Jeffery released with post June-1 designation: How that impacts Eagles salary cap

Malik Jackson, Alshon Jeffery released with the post-June-1 designation: How that impacts Eagles salary cap

As expected, the Eagles released defensive tackle Malik Jackson and wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, designating both as post-June 1 cuts.

The move freed up $4 million in cap space, but the Eagles will still carry more than $9 million in dead money from the clever restructuring of both player’s deals.

Jackson signed with the Eagles in 2019 and missed all but one game of that season with a foot injury.

He had positive moments in 2019, logging 28 tackles and 2.5 sacks last season.

Jeffery only played in seven games last year after dealing with a foot injury, catching six passes for 115 yards, and a touchdown.

The June-1 designation helped the Eagles save $12 million as well and we’ll break down just how the designation impacts Philadelphia’s salary cap.

Philadelphia Eagles release WR Alshon Jeffery

The Eagles have released veteran wide receiver, Alshon Jeffery

The Alshon Jeffery era is over in Philadelphia, as the Eagles have officially parted ways with the talented wide receiver.

Cutting Jeffery clears out nearly $7 million in cap space, with $10.51 in dead money that would count.

When healthy, Jeffery is one of the best receivers in the NFL and is the third-highest graded wideout in the red zone since 2017 (82.3), behind Davante Adams and Adam Thielen.

Jeffery restructured his contract in January, making his base salary $2 million, while reducing his cap number to $7 million, along with the dead money, as well – a total savings of $10.8 million.

The Eagles will save about $20 million in cap space after cutting Jeffery and Malik Jackson with post-June 1 designations.

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Philadelphia Eagles set to release WR Alshon Jeffery

Philadelphia Eagles set to release WR Alshon Jeffery

Like Carson Wentz and DeSean Jackson before him, the Alshon Jeffery era is coming to an end, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Eagles will release Jeffery when the new league year begins on March 17.

When healthy, he’s one of the best receivers in the NFL and is the third-highest graded wideout in the red zone since 2017 (82.3), behind Davante Adams and Adam Thielen.

Jeffery restructured his contract in January, making his base salary $2 million, while reducing his cap number to $7 million, along with the dead money, as well – a total savings of $10.8 million.

The Eagles could save about $20 million in cap space if they cut Jeffery and Malik Jackson with post-June 1 designations.

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Philadelphia Eagles set to release WR Alshon Jeffery

Philadelphia Eagles set to release WR Alshon Jeffery

Like Carson Wentz and DeSean Jackson before him, the Alshon Jeffery era is coming to an end, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Eagles will release Jeffery when the new league year begins on March 17.

When healthy, he’s one of the best receivers in the NFL and is the third-highest graded wideout in the red zone since 2017 (82.3), behind Davante Adams and Adam Thielen.

Jeffery restructured his contract in January, making his base salary $2 million, while reducing his cap number to $7 million, along with the dead money, as well – a total savings of $10.8 million.

The Eagles could save about $20 million in cap space if they cut Jeffery and Malik Jackson with post-June 1 designations.

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Salary cap restraints will force Eagles to make surprise decisions on more big named players

The Eagles could make moves with more big named players like Alshon Jeffery, Zach Ertz, or Brandon Graham among others.

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DeSean Jackson was the first cap casualty to go as the Eagles released their star receiver on Friday after two years back in Philadelphia.

Trading Carson Wentz will force the Eagles to make more moves centered around big named after an NFL record $33.8 million dead money cap charge, the largest in NFL history.

Adam Schefter sat down with Jeff Skversky of 6ABC and he says he expects anything on the table to try to get the Eagles under the salary cap which is projected around $180 million for next season.

Schefter went to say that he believes anything and everyone is in play and that could include names like Zach Ertz, Alshon Jeffery, Malik Jackson, Brandon Graham, and possibly Fletcher Cox, who has been mentioned in trade rumors.

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