The salary cap will exceed a record high of $224 million in 2023, and where things currently stand, Philadelphia now has a little over $13 million in cap space, according to Over The Cap.
Philadelphia created about $25 million in salary cap space by signing Lane Johnson and Darius Slay to contract extensions.
With the first wave of NFL free agency in the books, here’s an updated look at the Eagles’ 15 most significant salary cap hits for 2023.
1
Lane Johnson
2023 Cap hit: $14.8 million
Johnson’s 2023 cap number was slated to be $24.2 million. His extension lowers the number to ~$14.8 million.
The Eagles save $9.4 million on this year’s cap with the draft looming and Jalen Hurts’ new deal.
2
Darius Slay
Salary Cap Hit: $11,873,000
Slay agreed to a $42 million extension with Philadelphia that includes $23 million fully guaranteed.
3
Jason Kelce
Salary cap hit: $10,757,000
Kelce is returning to the Eagles on a one-year, $14 million deal.
4
Brandon Graham
Base salary: $1,165,000
Cap hit: $10,095,000
Graham returned on a one-year, $6 million deal.
The 34-year-old pass rusher followed up an Achilles injury in 2021 with a career-high 11-sack season in 2022, finishing the season as a Top 5 edge defender, according to PFF.
5
WR A.J. Brown
Base Salary: $1,080,000
Cap Hit: $8,318,894
6
LT Jordan Mailata
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $7,671,000
7
LB Haason Reddick
Base Salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $6,757,000
8
TE Dallas Goedert
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $6,600,732
9
DE Josh Sweat
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $6,057,000
10
DT Fletcher Cox
Base salary: $1.5 million
Salary cap hit: $5,700,000
Cox returned to the Eagles on a one-year, $10 million deal with the Eagles, including an $8.5 million signing bonus, $10 million guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10 million.
11
WR DeVonta Simth
Base salary: $940,000
Cap hit: $5,493,107
12
QB Jalen Hurts
Base salary: $4,204,000
Cap hit: $4,789,486
13
CB Avonte Maddox
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $4,053,972
14
DT Jordan Davis
Base salary: $1,028,149
Cap hit: $3,865,745
15
K, Jake Elliott
Base salary: $1,080,000
Salary cap hit: $3,382,000
16
DE Derek Barnett
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $3,115,824
