The 2022 season is a wrap and Philadelphia is looking ahead after a 38-35 loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, which means the focus now shifts to reshaping the roster during a busy NFL offseason.
The salary cap will exceed a record high of $224 million in 2023, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and where things currently stand, Philadelphia is expected to have roughly $10 million in cap space, via OverTheCap.
Philadelphia can create about $33 million in salary cap space by making a handful of moves and restructures.
Right now, the Eagles have 47 players currently under contract for 2023. Here’s an early look at the 15 biggest cap hits for this upcoming season.
CB Darius Slay
Base Salary: $17,000,000
Salary Cap Hit: $26,111,000
Lane Johnson
Base Salary: $14,155,000
Salary Cap Hit: $24,193,998
Brandon Graham
Base salary: $1,500,000
Cap hit: $9,663,000
Because of a void year in his contract, Graham is slated for free agency this March.
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.
Graham returned this season on a restructured $7.5M salary, and only if he chooses to retire, would Philadelphia carry his $9.6M cap hit until June 1st, taking on dead cap hits of $8.1M in 2023, and $10.1M in 2024.
WR A.J. Brown
Base Salary: $1,080,000
Cap Hit: $8,318,894
LT Jordan Mailata
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $7,671,000
LB Haason Reddick
Base Salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $6,757,000
TE Dallas Goedert
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $6,600,732
DE Josh Sweat
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $6,057,000
K Jake Elliott
Base salary: $3,995,000
Cap hit: 5,874,000
WR DeVonta Simth
Base salary: $940,000
Cap hit: $5,493,107
QB Jalen Hurts
Base salary: $4,204,000
Cap hit: $4,789,486
CB Avonte Maddox
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $4,053,972
DT Jordan Davis
Base salary: $1,028,149
Cap hit: $3,865,745
DE Derek Barnett
Base salary: $1,080,000
Cap hit: $3,115,824
