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Originally Posted by Dam8610
So they're going to keep him as a backup under current cap constraints? That seems like suicide as well. This may be the Eagles trying to create leverage for a potential trade, little else makes sense. Don't buy it, get Wentz for a 3.
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Well, you're right that its sort of a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. The problem is that they backloaded his contract, so 2019/2020 were the cap-friendly years, and now they're heading into the really bad part of the contract. They're scheduled to take a cap hit of $30M plus each of the next four years:
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/philadel...n-wentz-18950/
Any effort to move him off the team will carry severe, immediate cap consequences - the impact of which would be magnified if the cap is reduced as expected next year. If they keep him on the team, I suppose they could restructure some of the deal (assumed he would agree) to spread the pain over a longer period, but they're going to need to pay the piper eventually.
After looking at the deal, I think a 3 is probably too much for him. I'm thinking a 6-7 rounder is more appropriate.