The Philadelphia Eagles finished 2025 with an 11-6 record good enough to secure the NFC East title, and a 3-seed in the postseason, where they were eliminated by the 49ers in the Wild Card round.
Philly steps into 2026 with around $22M of projected cap space, against a $304M league projection. This figure includes 49 contracts currently on the books, but 10 of those are set to void in early March. The Eagles (will) continue to push out salary cap by way of option bonus, cap conversions, and void/dummy years, offering them an opportunity to maintain a deep roster year in and year out.
The Eagles currently boast 8 draft picks, including 3 projected compensatory draft picks, in the upcoming draft. Eagles Future Draft Picks
Early Offseason Questions
Is there enough fire with the smoke surrounding A.J. Brown’s discontent to see him move on this offseason?
Will the early playoff exit spark change among the coaching staff in some way, shape, or form?
Was Dallas Goedert’s 2-TD performance against SF a swan song for his Philly career?
Notable Free Agents
(Spotrac’s Valuation APY)
ED Jaelan Phillips ($17M)
LB Nakobe Dean ($15.5M
TE Dallas Goedert ($6M)
S Reed Blankenship ($7M)
Option Decision
DL Jalen Carter
When available, he’s one of the best young IDLs in football, as is evident by his 2 Pro Bowl nods. Those honors escalate his 2027 5th-year-option salary price to an estimated $27.5M, which exceeds his current $21M valuation by quite a bit.
ED Nolan Smith
Smith missed 7 weeks of 2025 with an arm injury, which limited his ability to build off of what was a nice breakout campaign in 2024 (7 sacks, 40 tackles, 1 forced fumble). There’s plenty to like here, but it might be difficult for Philly to justify a near $19M guaranteed salary exercise.
Extension Candidate
DL Jordan Davis
A 1st-round pick out of Georgia (of course) back in 2022, Davis produced career numbers this past season, putting an immediate focus on his financial future. The 26-year-old holds a guaranteed $13M option salary for 2026, and currently projects toward a 4 year, $82M extension in our system.
Bubble Candidates
WR A.J. Brown
Trade Candidate
Neither Brown, nor the Eagles, have ever confirmed a rift between the two sides, and the 28-year-old still found his way to 78 catches, 1000+ yards, and 7 TDs this season, but it sure feels like there’s room to take a trade call or two in the coming weeks. Brown’s contract has 4 years, $113M remaining on it, including $29M fully guaranteed in 2026. $4M of his 2027 salary locks in this March, making this a 2-year, $50M contract for all intents and purposes.
Here’s the problem: 4 signing/option bonuses later, Brown’s contract holds $43,515,106 of dead cap if traded before June 1st, meaning the Eagles would take a $20M cap bath to move their WR1 before the upcoming draft. Waiting until after June 1st can free up $7M of space. If the Eagles were to bite the bullet and trade Brown early this offseason, they’d be taking on the 4th largest single season dead cap hit in NFL history (and making a heck of a lot more financial trouble for themselves as well).
OT Lane Johnson
Retirement Candidate
A pillar of reliability, consistency, and productivity, Johnson missed almost half of 2025 due to injury, and as he approaches 36-years-old, is certainly heading toward the backside of his illustrious career. Contractually, Johnson holds 3 years, $60M remaining but none of it is currently protected. With $40.2M of dead cap against a $24M cap figure currently, any sort of transaction would likely be processed after June 1st, when a little over $9M to be saved.
CB Michael Carter II
Trade/Release Candidate
Acquired from NYJ at the deadline, $1.4M of Carter’s $10.25M salary for 2026 is currently guaranteed. Another $4M locks in this March. The Eagles most likely eat that $1.4M to move on and free up $8.8M of cap space (especially with the salary containing offset language that they’ll benefit from in 2027).
Potential Cap Conversions
None. The only Eagles players containing salary that could potentially be converted to bonus are:
DL Jordan Davis ($12.9M) who is very likely to be extended.
CB Michael Carter II who is likely to be traded/released.
That’s it. That’s the list.
RELATED LINKS
2026 Eagles Salary Cap Table
Eagles 2026 Free Agents
Spotrac’s Offseason Guide