Report: Eagles Restructure Zach Ertz's Contract To Save $5.4 Million On Cap
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Howie Roseman continues to stay busy, finagling contracts to get the Eagles under the cap.
The Eagles, according to ESPN's Field Yates, restructured Zach Ertz's contract to save $5.407 million on the cap.
Source: the Eagles created $5.407M in cap space in 2018 by converting $7.21M of TE Zach Ertz's $8M base salary into a fully guaranteed roster bonus. Philly stays busy.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 15, 2018
The Eagles also reportedly restructured Lane Johnson's contract to save cap space.
The 2018 NFL cap is $177 million and, according to NJ.com's Eliot Shorr-Parks, the Eagles are currently at $170 million -- seven million dollars under the cap. However, this is before the reported deals of Nigel Bradham, Corey Nelson, and Haloti Ngata are on the books -- meaning, Roseman still has some more work to do.
Ertz, 27, is under contract through 2021 after signing a five-year deal worth $42 million before the 2016 season.
Last season, his fifth, Ertz caught 74 balls for 824 yards and a career-high eight touchdowns.