Zack Baun is about to hit the jackpot. Milton Williams is about to get paid despite being one of the Philadelphia Eagles' most undervalued players. It's time to pay Josh Sweat again. How will Philly replace Brandon Graham? If you think there's nothing to discuss now that the victory parade is finally over, we're here to inform you nothing could be further from the truth.
Brandon Graham is expected to retire. He hasn't made the official announcement yet, but even if you remove his name from the list of the Birds' impending free agents, there are still 17 guys we have to talk about.
As is the case every offseason, there's only so much money to spread around. A new report, however, surfaced that might things more interesting (and easier if you name is Howie Roseman)
The Eagles and the NFL's other 31 NFL franchises may enjoy a salary cap increase ahead of next season.
Yes, friends... It's time to begin discussing the salary cap again even though, admittedly, we don't always understand what we're viewing. With seemingly minimal cap space and needing to move off of one, the Birds signed James Bradberry AND Darius Slay after Super Bowl LVII.
That was almost two years ago. We still struggle with explaining how they did so.
Journalism was our niche in life, so sometimes, we don't feel like wrapping our minds around how to explain things. Why do the Birds only have to pay Jalen Hurts $21.8 million in 2025 when he makes an average salary of $51 million?
Oh well... We'll leave the back-loaded contracts, 'dummy years', and finagling to the best in the business, Eagles Vice President and General Manager Howie Roseman. Here's what we can tell you. Even if capology confuses you, this will make sense. If more money is available, that can often help with the budgeting process.
The Eagles and the other 31 NFL franchises might see the salary cap next season.
Brett Kollmann is the creator of "The Film Room". He is also the co-host of the Bootleg Football Podcast. He made the following announcement on Tuesday.
Now before you go making phone calls to the Cleveland Browns organization about a possible Myles Garrett trade, keep a few things in mind. This isn't official, but based on past trends, what Kollmann is saying is possible.
As you've probably figured out, the NFL continues to become more popular. That won't slow down anytime soon.
The 2025 cap number hasn't been announced yet. NFL Network insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero announced in December they expect teams to budget for it to climb to the $265 million to $275 million range. That would be a $10-$20 million increase from the $255.4 million-per-club cap we saw this season.
If Philly plans on keeping much of its current roster intact, they'll need to involve some creativity, but if we do see an increase, that could help keep a player or two around.
We'll see what happens, but for now, this is conjecture. We'll see what happens when the NFL's league offices give us more information.
