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In the complicated NFL Free Agency, the Eagles had to free up space and chose to leave one of the most important players without a contract in the runner-up obtained the previous season. Bolavip tells you the details.
Philadelphia Eagles wants to put together a competitive squad again for the 2023 season of the National Football League (NFL)seeking to replicate the success obtained in recent months, where they reached the Super Bowl.
Although for that, they will have to battle before the always complicated salary spacethe main enemy of the league franchises every time a new year begins, in this case scheduled for Wednesday, March 15.
Within that context, who has suffered the cut by Philly has been Darius Slayone of the best cornerbacks the league has, thus freeing up US$17.5 million in the Salary Cap. What will hurt the Eagles the most is all the dead money he will leave the franchise.
Darius Slay: The Philadelphia Eagles’ main salary hurdle for 2023 and 2024
Beyond the fact that Eagles will manage to save space in the Salary Cap for this campaign with the cut of Darius Slay, the numbers of dead money, money that is owed to the player because he has it insured in his contract, they are worrisome.
According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Eagles will have to pay him, in 2023, US$8.6 million to one of the best cornerbacks in the league. In 2024, the problem is even bigger: US$13 million will be owed to former Detroit Lions.
