Philadelphia Eagles: 5 contracts that should be restructured this offseason
By David Esser
Carson Wentz…?
This is a tricky one. As I’m writing this, Carson Wentz‘ longterm future with the Philadelphia Eagles is very much in the air. It appears Howie Roseman and Doug Pederson want to see Wentz return for the 2021 season, however, Carson isn’t so sure. He’s reportedly taking some time to think everything over, with a trade potentially in play later down the road.
If Wentz is in fact traded this offseason, he’ll likely facilitate a restructure of sorts with his new team. This will have little to no effect on the Eagles, as they’ll be forced to eat his dead cap number regardless.
However, if Wentz ultimately decides to hang around Philly for at least one more season, he’ll likely be asked to restructure his current contract to create some extra cap space for the upcoming offseason. Wentz’ $128 million extension is set to kick in for the 2021 season, so his cap number will rise to a team-high $34.7 million. Stretching out that money even further (his extension runs through 2024) will help the Eagles in the short term, but could also make a divorce between the two sides even more complicated later down the road.
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Similar to the other players I mentioned, this wouldn’t be Wentz taking a “pay cut”, it would just be him agreeing to an even longer extension. Considering how bad the Eagles offensive weapons were in 2020, this type of agreement is something Wentz should in theory be in favor of seeing as it could help Roseman acquire some semblance of veteran WR help this offseason.