The Eagles have significantly improved their cap situation. The Eagles have created $7.5MM in cap space for 2018 by restructuring tackle Lane Johnson‘s deal, as Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets. His new cap hit is now $4.98MM, down from $12.48MM, with Johnson also collecting a $4.192MM signing bonus. 
Johnson will now have a base salary of $790K for 2018, down from $10.25M (Twitter link). He’ll earn the same amount of money in total, so it’s a win-win for the team and player.
The Eagles entered the offseason with one of the most dire cap situations in the entire NFL. Now, they have given themselves some much-needed flexibility. In theory, the move could allow them to retain defensive end Vinny Curry, though they might look to apply their new found money elsewhere after acquiring Michael Bennett from the Seahawks.
He will now be paid in the form of dog masks.
~1M over the cap now. Easy to get under now, designate Vinny Curry a post-june 1 cut and save 7M. I can see them trying to restructure Cox or Brooks too to make more room to retain Nigel Bradham.
Well they still have to get under the cap before 4 pm tomorrow so a post June cut for curry won’t work.
Thinking a brooks, peters, or McLeod restructure is in the works.
You can designate 2 players post June 1 cuts now, you don’t have to actually wait for June 1.
Ah nice to know. Does that just eat up roster space until June 1st then?
No,the player(s) become free agents.
Curry will save 9m as a post 1 cut
Howies the best gm in the league
Howie Roseman will steal your kids in the middle of the night…..:
Brilliant move, didn’t see his one coming.