NFL Trade Rumors
Projected Cap Space: $13.8 million
Draft Picks: 7
Notable Free Agents:
1 – Defensive Line
The Eagles won the Super Bowl on the back of a dominant performance from their defensive line. Philadelphia didn’t blitz once in the first half and still recorded pressure on more than half of Kansas City’s pass attempts. Keeping that strength strong has been Eagles GM Howie Roseman‘s top priority throughout his tenure and that won’t change in 2025.
There will be challenges, though. Because of the way the Eagles structure their contracts, what you see is what you get with their current salary cap picture. There aren’t levers to pull like restructures or cuts to get more space, the Eagles are nearly maxed out with their spending. The exception is a few potential June 1 cuts, but that’s not money that will help during free agency in March to keep players like Williams and Sweat who have put themselves in position for massive raises.
Fortunately the Eagles have guys in the pipeline behind them. Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis should keep defensive tackle a strength with Williams gone, and at defensive end the Eagles have Nolan Smith and Jalyx Hunt who look primed to step into bigger roles if Sweat leaves and Graham retires as expected. Philadelphia also has big 2024 free agent signing Bryce Huff under contract, though he was a healthy scratch in the Super Bowl and did not make much of an impact all year.
Reloading the room behind those guys will be one of Roseman’s top goals. More attention is needed at edge rusher than defensive tackle, as the Eagles like to use a rotation and would be thin with just Smith, Hunt and Huff. It would not be surprising to see Roseman try to cut his losses and trade Huff even though he’s owed $16.75 million guaranteed. It’s clear Huff isn’t a fit for what DC Vic Fangio is looking for from his edge rushers.
2 – Offensive Tackle
A mark of Roseman’s brilliance has been how he consistently sets the Eagles up to be able to look forward at positions of need and have answers already on the roster. It’s a luxury that comes from having a quality hit rate on other moves. The Eagles had young defensive linemen ready to step up over the past few years and had a replacement for C Jason Kelce in Cameron Jurgens ready to go when Kelce retired.
Now they can look ahead at offensive tackle. Elite RT...
