I did not consider the potential negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NFL's salary cap moving from 2020 into 2021.
Also, I believe that this (2021 salary cap) factor should be applied to the context through which the Hurts selection was made. Not the main or deciding factor, but ONE factor.
https://94wip.radio.com/blogs/eliot-...pace-situation
Also, I believe that this (2021 salary cap) factor should be applied to the context through which the Hurts selection was made. Not the main or deciding factor, but ONE factor.
https://94wip.radio.com/blogs/eliot-...pace-situation
….According to OverTheCap.com, the Eagles are currently set to be $50.6 million over the salary cap in 2021. Only one other team, the New Orleans Saints, are also projected to be over the cap — but by only $9.5 million. The wide gap between the Eagles and the rest of the league is shocking, and a massive drop for a team that currently has the seventh-most space in the league.
A potential unexpected drop in the salary cap could complicate things even further. Speaking on the My Sports Update Football Podcast recently, ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed that the salary cap in 2021 could be impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the potential for games either being cancelled or no fans being in the stands, each team could potentially take in considerably less revenue than expected. Less revenue would mean a drop in the salary cap.
Schefter suggests, based off of conversations with team executives, that the cap could drop as much as “$30 to $80 million”, making it considerably lower than the projected $215 million.
While that is all a hypothetical, it certainly isn’t ideal for a team that is already in a tough spot....
….In 2020, the Eagles have five players with cap hits over $10 million. In 2021 that number more than doubles, going from five to 12. Their number of players with cap hits over $15 million also takes a big jump, going from four in 2020 to seven in 2021.
The massive jumps are all over the roster. Carson Wentz goes from an $18.6 million cap hit in 2020 to $34.6 million in 2021. Malik Jackson goes from $4.6 million to $13.6 million. Darius Slay goes from $4.3 million to $15.75 million. Javon Hargrave goes from $3.4 million to $15.2 million. The list continues.
Add up all the big jumps to key players, and the Eagles’ projected contracts for their top 51 players goes from roughly $183 million in 2020 to $265 million in 2021 — which results in the $50 million hole they could find themselves in.
Roseman and the Eagles have some options to dig their way out.
Currently, the Eagles have around $23.5 million in salary cap space. Unused cap space from one season rolls over to the next in the NFL, meaning if the Eagles don’t make any more moves — and it is unlikely they make a big-time signing at this point — they will roll over around $23.5 million to next offseason. That number could change slightly based off of rookie signings and potential training camp cuts.
Assuming it stays around $23 million, rolling it over would cut the Eagles’ deficit almost in half, bringing that $50.6 million number down to around $27.6 million.
From there, the Eagles have some fairly obvious cuts that will open up space.
It is unlikely that the trio of Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson and Marquise Goodwin are back in 2021. If they are, it certainly won’t be on their current deals. Cutting all three next offseason opens up around $19 million in cap space. That would bring the Eagles to around $8.1 million over the salary cap....
A potential unexpected drop in the salary cap could complicate things even further. Speaking on the My Sports Update Football Podcast recently, ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed that the salary cap in 2021 could be impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the potential for games either being cancelled or no fans being in the stands, each team could potentially take in considerably less revenue than expected. Less revenue would mean a drop in the salary cap.
Schefter suggests, based off of conversations with team executives, that the cap could drop as much as “$30 to $80 million”, making it considerably lower than the projected $215 million.
While that is all a hypothetical, it certainly isn’t ideal for a team that is already in a tough spot....
….In 2020, the Eagles have five players with cap hits over $10 million. In 2021 that number more than doubles, going from five to 12. Their number of players with cap hits over $15 million also takes a big jump, going from four in 2020 to seven in 2021.
The massive jumps are all over the roster. Carson Wentz goes from an $18.6 million cap hit in 2020 to $34.6 million in 2021. Malik Jackson goes from $4.6 million to $13.6 million. Darius Slay goes from $4.3 million to $15.75 million. Javon Hargrave goes from $3.4 million to $15.2 million. The list continues.
Add up all the big jumps to key players, and the Eagles’ projected contracts for their top 51 players goes from roughly $183 million in 2020 to $265 million in 2021 — which results in the $50 million hole they could find themselves in.
Roseman and the Eagles have some options to dig their way out.
Currently, the Eagles have around $23.5 million in salary cap space. Unused cap space from one season rolls over to the next in the NFL, meaning if the Eagles don’t make any more moves — and it is unlikely they make a big-time signing at this point — they will roll over around $23.5 million to next offseason. That number could change slightly based off of rookie signings and potential training camp cuts.
Assuming it stays around $23 million, rolling it over would cut the Eagles’ deficit almost in half, bringing that $50.6 million number down to around $27.6 million.
From there, the Eagles have some fairly obvious cuts that will open up space.
It is unlikely that the trio of Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson and Marquise Goodwin are back in 2021. If they are, it certainly won’t be on their current deals. Cutting all three next offseason opens up around $19 million in cap space. That would bring the Eagles to around $8.1 million over the salary cap....
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