Salary cap moves begin: Eagles cut DeSean Jackson,Packers cut two starters

[joewilly12]

Salary cap moves begin: DeSean Jackson says Eagles have cut him, Packers cut two starters

Frank Schwab

Fri, February 19, 2021, 4:37 PM

 

 

More veterans than usual will probably be on the free-agent market this offseason.

The NFL said the salary cap will be at least $180 million in 2021, but that's still a 9 percent drop from last year. Most teams weren't planning on the cap going down, but a pandemic happened.

Some teams aren't in terrible shape, but other teams are going to have to make hard decisions just to get under the cap. A few moves were made Friday, long before the league year starts. They included the Philadelphia Eagles cutting a longtime star and the Green Bay Packers releasing two starters.

DeSean Jackson says he has been released

Receiver DeSean Jackson, one of the best deep threats in league history, announced on Instagram that he had been released by the Philadelphia Eagles. Jackson is 34 but can still beat a defense deep, and said he still wants to play.

Jackson is part of what will be an offseason makeover in Philadelphia. The Eagles traded quarterback Carson Wentz to Indianapolis, Several other veterans will have to restructure contracts or be released for the Eagles to get under the salary cap. Philadelphia is second to New Orleans in terms of teams that are the most over the projected 2021 cap.

Jackson played eight of his 13 NFL seasons with the Eagles, with two different stints. He scored 56 touchdowns with the team but couldn't stay healthy the past two seasons.

 

DeSean Jackson (10) has been released by the Eagles, he said on Instagram. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, Pool)

Packers let go two veterans

The Packers are another team that needs to get under the cap, and that started Friday.

Linebacker Christian Kirksey, whose promise has been stalled by multiple injuries, and offensive tackle Rick Wagner were cut by Green Bay. Kirksey signed a two-year, $13 million deal last year after six seasons with the Browns and started all 11 games he played in. Wagner, who was with the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions before joining the Packers last year, started nine games last season. He signed a two-year, $11 million deal last year.

The Packers made the NFC championship game last season, but it will be a challenging offseason to maintain depth while managing the cap.

[Beerfish]

Kirksey was really good there for a while.

[Maxman]

SIGN THESE BEASTS ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wonderboy]

2 hours ago, Maxman said:

SIGN THESE BEASTS ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[flgreen]

Actually Wagner is a pretty good player.  Hope the Jets take a look at him

[RutgersJetFan]

I really don't care about any of these guys but I am still looking forward to complaining when the Jets don't get them.

[T0mShane]

Re: Desean Jackson, I really wonder how mentally twisted and entitled I’d be if I came up through the prep system running a functional 4.3/40. 

[pointman]

Can I get the check please? Also, throw in one DeSean to go as well. 

 

Deshaun to DeSean..

 

[CSNY]

Fant is better than Wagner. Jackson over the hill and can’t stay on field. Kirksey not a need Pass on this trifecta 

[ScarletKnight89]

Wagner has been a quality player. 

[Jetsfan80]

All 3 of these came from my list. 

  

On 2/17/2021 at 11:32 AM, Jetsfan80 said:

A more comprehensive, ranked list of potential cap casualties, just from the teams in the most cap hell and using overthecap.com and football reference's AV as a guide.  Some of these are far more likely to shake loose than others, and several will have to be designated post-June 1 cuts or traded for them to happen:

1. RT Ryan Ramczyk (Saints)
2. DT Cameron Heyward (Steelers)
3. LT Eric Fisher (Chiefs)
4. WR Davante Adams (Packers)
5. LT Riley Reiff (Vikings)
6. RT Mitchell Schwartz (Chiefs)
7. CB Marshon Lattimore (Saints)
8. CB Tyrann Mathieu (Chiefs)
9. CB Kyle Fuller (Bears)
10. LT Charles Leno (Bears)
11. FS Harrison Smith (Vikings)
12. FS Kevin Byard (Titans)
13. DE Brandon Graham (Eagles)
14. RT Rob Havenstein (Rams)
15. CB Jordan Poyer (Bills)
16. C Ben Jones (Titans)
17. DE Jerry Hughes (Bills)
18. DT Akiem Hicks (Bears)
19. DT Michael Brockers (Rams)
20. WR Robert Woods (Rams)
21. TE Zach Ertz (Eagles)
22. LB Kwon Alexander (Saints)
23. CB Janoris Jenkins (Saints)
24. OLB Anthony Barr (Vikings)
25. G Cody Whitehair (Bears)
26. DT David Onyemata (Saints)
27. G Gabe Jackson (Raiders)
28. WR John Brown (Bills)
29. CB Micah Hyde (Biills)
30. CB Malcolm Butler (Titans)
31. OT Trent Brown (Raiders)
32. CB Lamarcus Joyner (Raiders)
33. RT Bobby Massie (Bears)
34. ILB A.J. Klein (Bills)
35. FS Kenny Vaccaro (Titans)
36. TE Jimmy Graham (Bears)
37. TE Kyle Rudolph (Vikings)
38. OT/G Ricky Wagner (Packers)
39. DT Malcom Brown (Saints)
40. G James Carpenter (Falcons)
41. WR Tyrell Williams (Raiders)
42. OLB Christian Kirksey (Packers)
43. RB Latavius Murray (Saints)
44. DE Derek Barnett (Eagles)
45. WR Adam Humphries (Titans)
46. TE Eric Ebron (Steelers)
47. QB Marcus Mariota (Raiders)
48. CB Adoree' Jackson (Titans)
49. G Richie Incognito (Raiders)
50. CB Ricardo Allen (Falcons)
51. G Isaac Seumalo (Eagles)
52. WR DeSean Jackson (Eagles)
53. DT A'Shawn Robinson (Rams)
54. DT Quinton Jefferson (Bills)
55. DT Vernon Butler (Bills)
56. DB Buster Skrine (Bears)
57. TE Vance McDonald (Steelers)
58. WR Marquise Goodwin (Eagles)
59. S Jeff Heath (Raiders)
60. RB Jalen Richard (Raiders)
61. WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (Packers)
62. DL Allen Bailey (Falcons)

 

[whodeawhodat]

really, davonte adams is going to hit FA....

[32EBoozer]

16 hours ago, Jetsfan80 said:

All 3 of these came from my list. 
 

Many of those top rated Saints players will depend on what Brees decides to do. Could change whether Ramczyk, Alexander and Lattimore get cut or renegotiated 

[David Harris]

16 hours ago, Jetsfan80 said:

All 3 of these came from my list. 

  

 

Anthony Barr way down on that list

he would’ve been in the Leveon, Mosley disaster FA class Mac had. 
 

still can’t believe how much dead money we will be paying the in 2021 to Tru and Quincy. Like enough for a top end FA. Next season we will have a clean cap from the Mac era’s bad contracts...finally

[joewilly12]

1 hour ago, whodeawhodat said:

really, davonte adams is going to hit FA....

Best WR in the NFL

[Jetsfan80]

4 hours ago, whodeawhodat said:

really, davonte adams is going to hit FA....

Where did I say that?