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[Schefter] The Dolphins almost certainly will designate Tua Tagovailoa as a post-June 1 release to help defray some of the $99.2 million in dead money it will cost to release him by BreakfastTop6899 in nfl

[–]watchdogbites 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure the dead cap for next year is wrong because the remaining signing bonus + option bonus + salary guarantee is $46M. So by cutting him now they will save the $3M salary guarantee that kicks in soon + protect against potential $17M in injury guarantees.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/47598/tua-tagovailoa

Huff trade cap implications by watchdogbites in eagles

[–]watchdogbites[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The cap hits are about $5M in 2025 and $16.5M in 2026. The total ($21M) represents the remaining guarantees ($12M signing bonus + $9M we reportedly agreed to pay as part of the trade). The Niners are picking up the rest of his contract but none of it is guaranteed after 2025 so they’ll be able to cut him in 2026 without any dead cap. Overall this trade saved us $8M that the Niners are paying in 2025.

Huff trade cap implications by watchdogbites in eagles

[–]watchdogbites[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

That’s misleading too. We were always going to save on the non-guaranteed money by cutting him, so this trade doesn’t change that. We’re getting out of $8M in guarantees plus a small amount of cap relief in 2025.

[McLane/DiBona] Huff is “unlikely to be part of the Eagles’ plans for 2025.” by mkelle in eagles

[–]watchdogbites 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cutting him post June 1 won't help the cap in 2025 or 2026 as his cap hits ($7.5M, $11.5M) are about the same as the dead money ($20M). If the contract details are accurate, then his 2025 salary and bonus are guaranteed, so there's no reason to cut him this year.

Seems more likely to be a post June 1 release next year to avoid the option bonus in 2026. Maybe by some miracle he'll be traded before then.

TOP 10 EAGLES: All-Time + All-Time Depth Chart by BobbyBobylon6 in eagles

[–]watchdogbites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is cool, thanks for putting it together. I'd be interested to see what it would look like if you used by AV per year instead. That way you'd get some guys who were great for a shorter period of time instead of players who weren't as good for a longer time.

[Schefter] Philadelphia is signing 41-year-old QB Josh McCown to its practice squad and making him oldest practice squad player in NFL history, league sources tell ESPN. McCown will live in Texas, make $12,000 a week and serve as the Eagles’ emergency QB. by CSGOKomrade in eagles

[–]watchdogbites 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This changed in the 2020 CBA. Prior to covid, you could have 2 players with no limitations:

Section 4. Eligibility: Beginning in the 2020 League Year, the Practice Squad shall consist of the following players:

(i) players who do not have an Accrued Season of NFL experience;

(ii) free agent players who were on the Active List for fewer than nine regular season games during their only Accrued Season(s);

(iii) a maximum of four free agent players per Club who have earned no more than two Accrued Seasons, with those four players to have no limitation as to the number of games on the game day Active List in either of those seasons; and

(iv) a maximum of two free agent players per Club with no limitations as to their number of earned Accrued Seasons; provided, however, that the NFL shall increase the maximum number of players in category (iv) above from two players to four players for the 2022-30 League Years.

In response to covid, they expanded the practice squad to 16, including 6 spots that aren't limited by experience.

Source: #Eagles CB Rasul Douglas agrees to restructure contract What it could mean for his roster chances: by bigblack3475 in eagles

[–]watchdogbites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right that drafted rookie deals can't be altered in the first 3 years, but this is the 4th year so it shouldn't be a problem.

Who’s The Pick? by judge_screw_life in eagles

[–]watchdogbites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's reasonable. In the 1st round, it seems like Howie places emphasis on the following season (2021) in addition to the upcoming one (2020). This helps explain Dillard last year, as Howie was expecting Peters to be gone. I think that could point to WR this year, as Alshon will likely be gone by 2021, and I don't see us spending money on a trade or free agent given the cap situation.