The Eagles want to keep defensive end Vinny Curry and are working to restructure that deal in order to make that happen, a source tells ESPN.com’s Tim McManus (Twitter link). As it stands, Curry is slated to count against the cap for $11MM in 2018.
The Eagles have very little wiggle room to work with this offseason. As of this writing, the Eagles are projected to be over the cap by about $9MM, so Curry will have to be a team player if he wants to stay on board.Ian Rapoport of NFL.com first reported that the Eagles could approach Curry about a reworked contract.
The Eagles could save $5MM by releasing Curry, but they’d still be left with $6MM in dead money, not to mention the task of replacing his production with limited resources. From a monetary standpoint, it would make sense for Curry to stand his ground in any talks with the Eagles. He didn’t have a gaudy stat line in 2017, but he did grade as the NFL’s No. 21 edge defender, per Pro Football Focus. Plenty of teams will line up to sign Curry if he hits the open market, particularly given the lack of quality defensive linemen in this year’s free agent crop.
In other Eagles news, the team is reportedly seeking more than a first- and fourth-round pick in a trade for quarterback Nick Foles.