3 Eagles on the Trade Block After the NFL Draft

2. Avonte Maddox, CB

Back in March, Philadelphia decided to move on from cornerback Avonte Maddox, who had dealt with injuries over the past couple of years and had a cap hit of more than $9 million. 

The Eagles still wanted to keep him in the fold, especially given their issues in the secondary, but not at that salary. Eventually, they came to terms with him on a new one-year deal worth $1.6 million.

Since re-singing Maddox, things have changed in Philly. The addition of Quinyon Mitchell in Round 1 and Cooper DeJean in early Round 2 have them ready for a fresh start at cornerback.

As soon as Mitchell was selected, it was clear he would start over James Bradberry — and DeJean will surely be their CB3 behind Mitchell and veteran Darius Slay.

Ideally, they would prefer to move on from Bradberry, who was a liability in coverage last season. Unfortunately, his salary makes it harder to move him whereas Maddox has a contract that could be shipped off easily to a team that needs depth.

Maddox has been a solid slot cornerback when he’s on the field, but things are suddenly crowded with the two rookies as well as second-year cornerback Kelee Ringo.