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Updated look at the Eagles salary cap ahead of the 2023 NFL draft

The Philadelphia Eagles are among the teams with the most available salary cap space ahead of the 2023 NFL draft

Business is booming in Philadelphia, and with two first-round picks in this month’s draft, Howie Roseman has the ammo to add even more talent to a Super Bowl roster.

The Eagles entered the new league year with about $8 million in cap space and several questions, including how to formulate a massive contract extension for quarterback Jalen Hurts.

After retaining Darius Slay and James Bradberry, along with contract options for A.J. Brown, Lane Johnson, and Haason Reddick, the Birds have about $20 million in cap space.

With the draft just three weeks away, here’s a breakdown of Philadelphia’s salary cap.

Updated look at the Eagles salary cap after the first wave of NFL free agency

We’re taking an updated look at the Philadelphia Eagles’ salary cap and dead money hits after the first wave of 2023 NFL Free Agency

The Eagles will have two first-round picks in April’s NFL Draft, and as Howie Roseman efficiently works through the first wave of free agency, the team’s most significant needs have somewhat changed.

Philadelphia is middle of the pack regarding current salary cap space, and the team can create more room by picking up options for Haason Reddick and A.J. Brown.

With the first wave of free agency now complete, here’s an updated look at the Eagles’ salary cap space.

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.

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.