Eagles clear cap space for 2020 by restructuring contract of 2 starters

The Eagles are in the hunt for a playoff spot, but that doesn’t mean that general manager and cap guru, Howie Roseman isn’t behind the scenes working his magic.

According to Field Yates of ESPN.com, the Eagles freed up cap space on the final day allowed, by reworking the contracts of Brandon Graham and Isaac Seumalo.

With an eye towards creating cap space in 2020, several players had their contracted reworked yesterday, the final day to make use of 2019 space:
* 49ers C Weston Richburg
* Eagles DE Brandon Graham
* Eagles G Isaac Seumalo
* Saints DE Cam Jordan
* Bears CB Kyle Fuller

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 29, 2019

According to Over the Cap, Graham earned a base salary of $1 million in 2019, with a $2.5 million signing bonus and $3.5 million of his salary counting against the cap.

During free agency, Graham signed a three-year contract extension with the Eagles worth $40 million with $27 million in guaranteed money.

Seumalo recently signed a three-year contract extension worth an estimated $15.9 million in 2019 to keep him with the Eagles through 2022.