A.J. Brown said he won't apologize for talking about his frustration on Twitch

[Reality]

How do you restructure a contract when you are paying league minimum salary which is augmented by an option bonus. There is no salary to convert. Take Hurts for example, His salaries for the next 4 years are, $1.125 million, $1.17 Million, $1.215 million and $1.4 million. All his compensation from from roster bonuses. In effect, the Eagles have restructure contracts in advance with the option to avoid paying out some of the money if they move on from the player.

Look at the Eagles contracts. In 2025 Jordan Davis is the only player making over $2 million in salary. Next year is is one of two. The other is Nolan Smith Both are on the rookie contracts.

Hurts is a quarterback so typically those are always extended/continued unless they are a bust of course.

To your point though, we can take AJ Brown's contract for example. If they release him right now (not that they would of course), they would incur an immediate $90 million dead cap hit (minus what salary they paid him this year) since they already gave him his option money for 2025. If they trade/release him after the season, they would incur a $72 million dead cap hit.

After 2026, the cap hit would lower to $27 million which is why I said I expect their plan is to play him 3 years, then trade him for draft picks while absorbing the $27m dead cap hit because the rookies drafted from those pick(s) would help offset the loss of the the cap space.

The problem I pointed out though earlier is that you can do that with one player, usually a quarterback or maybe two. The Eagles are doing it with multiple players though and those huge dead cap hits are going to start adding up considerably in the near future.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Oh, I don't care what they do or don't do. I just don't want to see the Cowboys follow them down that rabbit hole.

I am concerned that with the mindset of Jerry being "help is coming" and "we're almost there" combined with this age that he might gamble the team's future.

I wouldn’t worry. He wouldn’t even know how to run his team like KC, LAR or Philly. You can count on pretty much the same going forward.

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

I guess its a good thing that Eagles fans are known for their patience and support when their teams lose then.

One of my roommates is an Eagles fan and he is absolutely livid about a 7-2 record.

Literally on the verge of mental collapse. It's insane.

 

[MapleLeaf]

The Eagles are doing it with multiple players though and those huge dead cap hits are going to start adding up considerably in the near future.

I have to admit that I haven't the foggiest clue how the Eagles have set up their salary cap.

If this is their business strategy have they layered or scaffolded the players so they can move from one year to another and not be caught with their pants down.

As you stated, they have an issue right now with AJ Brown, but moving forward can they get one more year out of him.

If the worst possible scenario came to fruition, two or three players bust and are not tradeable could they tough out two years with a purge of veteran players and start all over again with cheap players?

 

[CowboysLakerBamaFan]

The flaw with the "salary cap will keep increasing" mindset is that 1) some day it might not, but more importantly, 2) because of how they structured the contracts they will most likely have to keep restructuring them long before the cap catches up.

Meaning, they've started a chained event process where the cap increase they gain is more than offset by the contracts they offered (at that time) years ago they have no choice but to restructure.

Well I guess we'll have the last laugh afterall then!!!!!

HA HA HA @ THEM!!!!

 

[diamonddelts]

One of my roommates is an Eagles fan and he is absolutely livid about a 7-2 record.

Literally on the verge of mental collapse. It's insane.

Your roommate needs to get a life and some testosterone. Living vicariously through the exploits of other men is pathetic.

 

[TwentyOne]

I just looked at his contract .. now I'm starting to understand how Philadelphia is paying out the large contracts without any issues.

They gave AJ Brown a 10-year deal. The last 4 are voided so they could spread out his cap hit over 10 years instead of the 6-years (technically) his contract covers.

That said, at its core the contract signed last year (2024) is a 3-year contract for $96 million.

So, they basically signed him to a 3 year extension by giving him a 10 year contract.

If the Eagles release/trade Brown this year, they would get hit with up to around $90 million (less amount paid so far this season) dead cap hit.

If the Eagles release/trade Brown next year, they would get hit with a $72 million dead cap hit.

The bottom line is the Eagles are not as smart as some would make them out to be with their cap space. They simply are willing to roll the dice and worry about the cap at some point in the future.

You cant spread out a signing bonus to 10 years. There are limitations. The maximum is 5 years.

Adding void years can stretch cap impact planning but does not extend proration beyond 5 years.

AJ signed an 3 year extention in 2024. That gave the eagles the possiblity to add another 5 years for the SB of the extention. Maybe together with the old 5 years of his last contract you thought its a longer time. But it cant.

 

[Nova]

I just looked at his contract .. now I'm starting to understand how Philadelphia is paying out the large contracts without any issues.

They gave AJ Brown a 10-year deal. The last 4 are voided so they could spread out his cap hit over 10 years instead of the 6-years (technically) his contract covers.

That said, at its core the contract signed last year (2024) is a 3-year contract for $96 million.

So, they basically signed him to a 3 year extension by giving him a 10 year contract.

If the Eagles release/trade Brown this year, they would get hit with up to around $90 million (less amount paid so far this season) dead cap hit.

If the Eagles release/trade Brown next year, they would get hit with a $72 million dead cap hit.

The bottom line is the Eagles are not as smart as some would make them out to be with their cap space. They simply are willing to roll the dice and worry about the cap at some point in the future.

It’s smart when you get the right guys.

And even with the drama” that Brown caused, he’s one of those guys. Dude comes through in big moments.

The eagles have decided to stuff as much talent as possible into a roster for a window of opportunity. And that opportunity has yielded two trips to the big dance and one Lombardi.

Meanwhile our FO was so worried about potentially having crappy future years, they didn’t give the ‘21-‘22 teams the additional resources to be contender level good, and we’re having a crappy couple of seasons anyway.

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

Your roommate needs to get a life and some testosterone. Living vicariously through the exploits of other men is pathetic.

Oh I know. I can't help but think "dude, the last time I felt this way about the Cowboys, I was 10. Get a grip."

 

[Reality]

You cant spread out a signing bonus to 10 years. There are limitations. The maximum is 5 years.

Adding void years can stretch cap impact planning but does not extend proration beyond 5 years.

AJ signed an 3 year extention in 2024. That gave the eagles the possiblity to add another 5 years for the SB of the extention. Maybe together with the old 5 years of his last contract you thought its a longer time. But it cant.

I am quite aware and this has been addressed multiple times in my posts in this thread along with discussions about option bonuses and several other factors.

When you join a thread late, it's a good idea to read through the entire thread before responding.

 

[Reality]

It’s smart when you get the right guys.

And even with the drama” that Brown caused, he’s one of those guys. Dude comes through in big moments.

The eagles have decided to stuff as much talent as possible into a roster for a window of opportunity. And that opportunity has yielded two trips to the big dance and one Lombardi.

Meanwhile our FO was so worried about potentially having crappy future years, they didn’t give the ‘21-‘22 teams the additional resources to be contender level good, and we’re having a crappy couple of seasons anyway.

Again, read through my other posts in this thread from yesterday.

This was not about pre-2024 as I covered in several of my other posts in this thread.

 

[TwentyOne]

I am quite aware and this has been addressed multiple times in my posts in this thread along with discussions about option bonuses and several other factors.

When you join a thread late, it's a good idea to read through the entire thread before responding.

Yes i know this can be annoying and i understand your wish.

Still i wont read a whole thread just because you feel annoyed that too many people pointed out that you made a fundamental mistake. And i doubt anybody will.

I just wanted to help you out. But if you dont like to have people who point out wrong information i suggest you put in the work to gather the right ones before you post.


And honestly i was surprised you didnt know about that 5 year restriction anyways. its not like this is something new.

 

[Reality]

Yes i know this can be annoying and i understand your wish.

Still i wont read a whole thread just because you feel annoyed that too many people pointed out that you made a fundamental mistake. And i doubt anybody will.

I just wanted to help you out. But if you dont like to have people who point out wrong information i suggest you put in the work to gather the right ones before you post.


And honestly i was surprised you didnt know about that 5 year restriction anyways. its not like this is something new.

Actually, I wasn't annoyed as much as pointing out the flaw in your statement.

I addressed the 5-year limit and many other things in other posts since I was aware of it but it had no impact on what I was saying.

However, since it is obvious you are incapable or unwilling to read the other posts I made which further explained things, there's no reason to dwell on it longer.

I'll just go forward knowing your posts are based on ignorance due to incomplete information.