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    Report: Eagles restructure Lane Johnson contract, save cap space

    ByJeff Kerr 2 hours ago
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    The Philadelphia eagles continue to create more cap space for free agency, again restructuring the contract of Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson (per NFL insider Adam Caplan). Johnson, who is in the third year of the five-year, $56.25 million deal he signed three years ago, has a cap number of $15,276,581 this season.

    The Eagles will save $6,696,667 in cap space with the restructure, projecting their cap number just north of $20 million heading into free agency.
    This is just the latest move in a busy offseason for the Eagles, who saved $13 million in cap space by declining Tim Jernigan's option Monday. Jason Kelce will make $11 million per season in his new contract he signed with the Eagles Saturday. The $11 million per year makes Kelce the highest paid center in football.


    Kelce, 31, originally had two more years remaining on his contract. Under the new deal, the Eagles will save $4.456 million in salary cap space for the 2019 season.
    The Eagles agreed to a three-year contract extension with Isaac Seumalo that will keep him in midnight green through the 2022 season. Seumalo was heading into the last year on his rookie deal and was scheduled to be a free agent after the 2019 season.
    Philadelphia saved $23,200 in cap space with the extension, so this move was more of solidifying Seumalo's spot at left guard for the 2019 season and beyond. Seumalo only made $939,966 last season, so a raise is expected.
    The Eagles also signed Brandon Graham to a new contract worth $40 million over three years, an average annual value of $13.3 million per season. Graham's salary cap number is typically low in the first season because of how Howie Roseman structures the contracts, with a huge cap hit on the back end.



    Johnson was ranked the No. 12 tackle in football by PFF and and No. 7 in run block in 2018. A slow start hindered Johnson's statistics (five sacks, 36 pressures), but Johnson didn't allow a sack since Week 5 and allowed just nine pressures over a seven game stretch to close the season.
    Johnson was named to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season and is the best right tackle in football. His salary was the highest on the Eagles heading into 2019.
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    This is the second consecutive year Johnson restructured his deal with the Eagles. Johnson had a base salary of $790,000 in 2018 due to a restructure, a huge decrease from the $10.25 million he was scheduled to make. The Eagles All-Pro made $10.25 million in 2018, but the money will be handed out differently due to the restructured contract.
    That will be the case in 2019 with Johnson's salary. He has a base salary of $10,850,000 in 2019 with a prorated bonus of $4,192,206.
    Johnson is making restructuring his deal a formality for the Eagles as winning a Super Bowl is the most important thing to him.
    We're looking for people that are fundamentally different,” vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl said Saturday night. “The love and passion for football, it's non-negotiable. They're caring, their character, they do the right thing persistently, and they have a relentless playing style that you can see on tape. The motor, it burns hot. You see them finishing plays. They have a team-first mentality. They're selfless individuals.

  • #2
    They had to give Lane some big bonus cash. Now just keep him lout of the drugstore.
    "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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    • #3
      These restructures have come to be expected. They are a good deal for both the team and the player as long as someone is watching the back end---which I am sure Howie is doing
      Wait until next year is a terrible philosophy
      Hope is not a strategy
      RIP

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      • #4
        Originally posted by NoDakIggle View Post
        These restructures have come to be expected. They are a good deal for both the team and the player as long as someone is watching the back end---which I am sure Howie is doing
        Are you calling Howie an assman?

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        • #5
          I really did chuckle out loud at that. Didn't realize where you were going until I reread my post. But, as our buddy musicman might say, there is nothing wrong with watching a nice ass.
          Wait until next year is a terrible philosophy
          Hope is not a strategy
          RIP

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