Avonte Maddox made a list of potential salary cap casualties, and on Wednesday, the Eagles decided to release the slot cornerback, according to Adam Schefter.
The move provides Philadelphia witha cap savings of $7,117,647, and a dead cap hit of $2,559,266.
More roster moves: The Philadelphia Eagles are releasing CB Avonte Maddox after six seasons, per sources. He had a $9.6 million salary cap hit for 2024. The two sides will keep talking and are open to a reunion. pic.twitter.com/xXuWctNQ1v
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 6, 2024
Maddox returned to the lineup to play the season’s last three games after undergoing surgery on a torn pectoral muscle in September.
Maddox is one of the top slot cornerbacks in the NFL, but he’s played only 13 games in the last two years, and he’s missed 36 percent of the Eagles’ games since he was drafted in 2018.
In June, the NFL suspended Isiah Rodgers for violating the league’s gambling policy, and the Colts immediately waived him. Still, he’s Philadelphia’s 2024 security blanket at the cornerback position, and that’s why the Eagles can make this move.
According to Pro Football Focus, Rodgers was the fifth-best overall cornerback and the NFL’s sixth-best cornerback in 2022.
