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Eagles’ offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland compares Cam Jurgens to Brandon Brooks

Eagles’ offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland compared Cam Jurgens to Brandon Brooks, saying that he’s a great athlete and has amazing feet

Cam Jurgens is set to replace Isaac Seumalo in the starting lineup, but legendary coach Jeff Stoutland believes he’s more like the last All-Pro right guard for the Eagles.

While addressing the media on Friday, Stoutland compared Philadelphia’s second-year center out of Nebraska, to the great Brandon Brooks.

Brooks earned three straight Pro Bowl nods from 2017-2019, and retired after six seasons at right guard for the Eagles.

Jurgens is much lighter than Brooks and Seumalo, but he’ll counter with elite athleticism and power as he looks to carve out his path.

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Eagles salary cap: Breaking down Philadelphia’s $54 million in dead money

With the 2023 NFL offseason almost complete and training camps looming we’re breaking down the Philadelphia Eagles’ $54 million in dead cap space

The NFL’s June 1 date is just 24 hours away, and with that you can expect some trades, shocking releases and team salary caps impacted by dead money going on or off the books.

So what is dead cap?

Any future, unpaid, guaranteed salary or bonus or any already paid signing bonus that hasn’t yet been allocated to the salary cap becomes the responsibility of the team in the event of a release.

The salary cap will increase to $224.8 million for the 2023 season.

For some teams, the slight increase in cap space provides a little breathing room to retain players on expiring deals or acquire talent that could help them succeed in the upcoming season.

With OTAs underway, we’re breaking down the Eagles $54 million in dead cap space, fourth among all NFL teams.

The NFL’s June 1 Date and four ways it will impact the Eagles

We’re looking at the NFL’s June 1 Date and the ways it will impact the Philadelphia Eagles

It’s not the official start of summer in the NFL, but June 1 is a huge date around the league and will likely play a factor in several players moving on, or teams taking a risk on a huge trade.

In NFL terminology, June 1 is the final day that teams see all future prorated money accelerate as “dead money” if a player is released.

Starting Thursday, June 2, any player who is released will only have his current season’s prorated money count against the salary cap and the rest will be deferred to 2024.

Teams like the Eagles and others around the NFL will also pick up salary cap space as any player designated a post-June 1 release earlier this year will move from the active roster to the dead money side of the books.

Here are four ways the June 1 date will and could impact the Eagles going forward.

Eagles salary cap: Breaking down Philadelphia’s NFL leading $46 million in dead money

With the 2023 NFL offseason underway and the new league year fast approaching, we’re breaking down the Philadelphia Eagles’ $46 million in dead cap space

The NFL offseason is set to officially get underway on March 15, as Philadelphia has 18 players who will hit the open market and one ERFA who’ll be looking to return in some compacity.

Miles Sanders had a Pro Bowl season but could find big money elsewhere, while decisions will need to be made about 8 key contributors on defense.

Players like James Bradberry, Kyzir White, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and Javon Hargrave will look for big paydays.

Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire took a look at the teams that owe the most to least dead money ahead of free agency and Philadelphia heads the list, while the Chiefs owe the list according to salary cap figures via Over The Cap.

The NFL’s June 1 Date and four ways it will impact the Eagles

The NFL’s June 1 Date and the ways it will impact the Philadelphia Eagles

It’s not the official start of summer in the NFL, but June 1 is a huge date around the league and will likely play a factor in several players moving on, or teams taking a risk on a huge trade.

In NFL terminology, June 1 is the final day that teams see all future prorated money accelerate as “dead money” if a player is released.

Starting Thursday, June 2, any player who is released will only have his current season’s prorated money count against the salary cap and the rest will be deferred to 2023.

Teams like the Eagles and others around the NFL will also pick up salary cap space as any player designated a post-June 1 release earlier this year will move from the active roster to the dead money side of the books.

Here are four ways the June 1 date will and could impact the Eagles going forward.

Biggest 2022 salary cap hits for Eagles following first wave of free agency

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

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 will rise to $208.2 million in 2022.

The Eagles have been efficient during free agency, likely due to some substantial cap hits heading into 2022, some of whom could be potential cap casualties or possible trade candidates.

Here’s a look at the 15 biggest cap hits on the books for the Eagles in 2022 after some restructures, and the first wave of free agency, courtesy of Over The Cap.

15 Biggest salary cap hits for the Eagles in 2022 as free agency approaches

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One of the most important offseasons in Eagles franchise history is set to get underway this week and with Carson Wentz’s dead money coming off, the Birds are looking at much greener pastures from a salary cap standpoint.

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 will rise to $208.2 million in 2022.

Where things currently stand, the Eagles are expected to have roughly $21 million in cap space, and there are some players with pretty substantial cap hits heading into 2022, some of whom could be potential cap casualties or possible trade candidates.

Here’s a look at the 15 biggest cap hits on the books for the Eagles in 2022, courtesy of Over The Cap.

Eagles players, fans react to Brandon Brooks announcing his retirement

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Eagles’ three-time Pro Bowl right guard Brandon Brooks announced that he’s retiring after 10 NFL seasons, with six spent in Philadelphia.

The massive 32-year-old Pro Bowl guard announced his decision Wednesday, saying goodbye while explaining that his body simply ran out of time.

“The past six years, I wouldn’t trade for the world,” Brooks said. “It didn’t end the way I would have liked it, but to me, it’s never about the ending, it’s about the journey.”

Brooks was dominant while earning three straight Pro Bowl nods from 2017-to 2019, but injuries have caused the right guard to reassess his future.

Brooks suffered a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the 2019 postseason, he suffered a torn Achilles that wiped out his entire 2020 season, and in Week 2, 2021, Brooks suffered a pectoral strain and was placed on IR.

Eagles players, fans, and the media reacted and the love was pouring out on social media.

Eagles’ RG Brandon Brooks announces his retirement from the NFL

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An emotional Brandon Brooks announced his retirement from the NFL after 10 seasons in the league, six spent with the Eagles.

Philadelphia restructured Brooks’ contract, reducing his salary cap hit in 2022, as both sides prepare to move on. The Eagles will save $12 million with the move and Brooks’ non-guaranteed base salary of just over $1 million after June 1.

In the restructure, the Eagles reduced Brooks’ base salary from $13.4 million in 2022 to $1.12 million.

Brooks, 32, will file his retirement paperwork after June 1, and he’ll count $9 million in dead cap space for 2022.

A Pro Bowl and All-Pro right guard, Brooks missed the entire 2020 season after tearing his Achilles. In 2021, Brooks returned, playing in the first two games but tore his pec against the 49ers in Week 2.

Brooks never returned, with Eagles brass preferring to keep him healthy as this decision loomed.

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Updated look at Eagles salary cap after reworking the contract of Brandon Brooks

Updated look at Eagles salary cap after reworking the contract of Brandon Brooks

Depending on whom you speak with on Wednesday, Brandon Brooks will either retire from the NFL or prepare to move on as a free agent.

What we do know is that the massively powerful right guard has played his final game in Philadelphia after missing the bulk of the 2021 NFL season with a torn Pectoral muscle.

Brooks recently reworked his contract, freeing up more than $12 million in cap space, while allowing the former All-Pro right guard to walk away with his bonus money while creating relief for Philadelphia heading into free agency.

Here’s an updated look at the Eagles salary cap situation.