Eagles Restructure Cullen Jenkins' Contract
by JasonB on Feb 21, 2012 2:13 PM EST
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PrintOne of the under the radar questions this offseason was what the Eagles might do with Cullen Jenkins. He is coming off a fantastic year, but the deal he signed as a free agent last summer included a cap hit this season of $7.5 million. That's a big number, which fueled speculation that Jenkins could have been a "cap casualty."
Today, that notion has been put to rest as the Jenkins has agreed to a restructured deal with the team.
"We are very excited about having Cullen back on our football team," said general manager Howie Roseman. "Cullen made an immediate impact for us this year on and off the field. We look forward to a great future together with him in an Eagles uniform."
Jenkins himself is happy to put the possibility that he may have been let go behind him.
"I'm actually pretty relieved because I was worried sitting there playing a waiting game again and you just wait to see whats going to go on, whats going to happen," said Jenkins. "You hearing all the rumors about people saying, 'They're going to release him and they're not going to pay him.'"
The next question is what the Eagles do with the extra cap room they've created here. The obvious candidates for a new deal would free agent to be DeSean Jackson and LeSean McCoy, who will be entering the final year of his rookie contract.
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My vote for next move is
Resign McCoy!!!!!!!! Then Im hoping for the resigning of Mathis
mathis, shady, and maybe jackson in that order!
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by So. Cal Swag on Feb 21, 2012 2:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Hand clap for the Eagles FO!
They take a lot of shit…oftentimes for good reason. If you’re gonna kick their ass for mistakes, you’d better pat them on the back for a job well done.
Why do people always think I'm playing the Race Card???
Is it because I'm black???
Has the Eagles FO ever made a really bad contract? Even Vicks deal isnt that big of a deal compared to what other teams do and what other Philly teams hand out.
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
Not that they have made a bad deal ...
but that they seem to forget the TEAM factor. Just my opinion, but when they removed Dawkins and Trotter, the heart of this defense was torn out. For what they would have taken in salary cap, it would have made up in effort and experience. This isn’t Madden. Heart and leadership were the reason our defense was so lackluster last season. Just my opinion.
"Obviously, I lobbied for him to be here. But what a difference a year makes." -- Donovan McNabb
by thePurpleLion on Feb 21, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
It wasn’t that we didn’t want him back, it was that Denver made him an outrageous deal for someone his age that the Eagles just couldn’t match. He proved to be worth it but it was a huge gamble.
Fixed
it was that Denver made him an outrageous deal for someone his ageIt was that Denver made him the highest paid FS in NFL history.
"Learning to eat soup with a knife"
by h2o_34_35_44 on Feb 22, 2012 2:55 AM EST up reply actions
They never removed Dawkins, Denver made an offer Dawkins couldnt refuse as it was his last chance to get some money before retirement.
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
I thought it was only a mil or so more than what we offered him.
Wasnt just those guys though… Sheldon Brown, Lito Shepherd, Stewart Bradley, Jevon Kearse, etc … not that those guys were the best at their positions when they were let go, or were huge producers since, but were definately experience that we could have used after they left.
"Obviously, I lobbied for him to be here. But what a difference a year makes." -- Donovan McNabb
by thePurpleLion on Feb 21, 2012 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
How many of these players have done anything after leaving the Eagles?
I would also call Babin, Cole, Patt, Jenkins, Samuel, NA experienced on defense
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Very True. However if you were to ask me 2 years ago whether I wanted Sheldon Brown on my team or Dimitri Patterson … no brainer.
And out of Babin, Cole, Patt, Jenkins, Samuel, NA, etc … no one stepped up to be a leader. I dont know … maybe you blame the coaches for the lack of cohesion.
"Obviously, I lobbied for him to be here. But what a difference a year makes." -- Donovan McNabb
by thePurpleLion on Feb 21, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
What do you want from a leader? Them throwing the coach and teammates under the bus?
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
I was under the impression that Jenkins was definitely a leader.
Its all about the []_[]
#FirePaulHolmgren
by philiafan14364 on Feb 21, 2012 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
No Philly offered him a 2 year deal where he was making more than what he had the previous 2 seasons. Denver gave him a 4 or 5 year deal that was astronomical.
"Learning to eat soup with a knife"
by h2o_34_35_44 on Feb 22, 2012 2:57 AM EST up reply actions
Stacy Andrews comes to mind.
Let the beasting begin.
by TransplantedFan on Feb 21, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
Still didnt kill there cap in any shape or form like certain other philly teams FO keep doing.
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
Hand clap for the eagles?
As opposed to the Clap STD? LOL.
Thanks for making sure it was clear….
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by GreenInBaltimore on Feb 21, 2012 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
Cap Hit/Deal
Does anyone know what the breakdown of the new deal is in terms of Cap Hit?
Not yet…. But it was $7.5 mil, so something notably less than that you’d expect.
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FWIW
Andrew Brandt tweeted:
“In new restructured contract w/Eagles, Cullen Jenkins retains his $5M roster bonus in March, reducing salary to $820,000.”
“Jenkins will also receive a $1.5M guaranteed salary in 2013, along with a $1M roster bonus next March. Good deal for Eagles and Jenkins.”
I’m not sure what that makes his cap hit. Would that be the $5M bonus + $820,000 salary? So 5.8M cap hit. Or is the bonus prorated? Idk how that works.
he will have a cap hit of 5.8. Roster bonus is counted full in the year they are paid, where signing bonuses are prorated, thats why roster bonuses are often restructed to signing bonuses
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
That would mean his cap hit will be greater next year, right? He's not really taking a pay cut
rather, just freeing up some room by converting his salary this year into a roster bonus/signing bonus next year?
"We will not be denied." - Antrel Rolle
by BigBlueIntervention on Feb 21, 2012 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
From the tweet above, he reduced his salary this year, but retained his roster bonus and instead got some guarenteed salary and roster bonus next year.
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
OK, yeah...I was just unsure whether that was added on because of the restructuring
or if it was just stating his salary next year.
"We will not be denied." - Antrel Rolle
by BigBlueIntervention on Feb 21, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
And assuming he stays healthy, there is no reason for anyone to think he wont be here the year after next as well.
"Obviously, I lobbied for him to be here. But what a difference a year makes." -- Donovan McNabb
by thePurpleLion on Feb 21, 2012 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
absolutely. He's been a beast.
"We will not be denied." - Antrel Rolle
by BigBlueIntervention on Feb 21, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, as with most of these restructuring deals, they’ve just moved money around.
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It makes sense for both sides
Eagles get the cap room, Cullen gets the satisfaction of knowing he’s got guaranteed money coming in down the line, rather than having to worry about being cut and losing that again.
Really like that he’s back. He’s the best example of a leader on this team.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
Jenkins wants to retire as an Eagle apparently.
Welcome back Cullen great news that Jenkins will remain in midnight green. He certainly helped the team where it matters most " with our Cap" by restructuring his contract. Already taking one for the team and this after a fantastic 1st season.
Here is a thing to ask will SHADY want AP like money? Ray Rice is most likely getting franchised because he wants an AP like contract.
I just hope the Eagles can workout a long term contract with DJAX asap it would be less of a cap hit then the $9.4 million franchise tag.
by Almightypudster on Feb 21, 2012 2:40 PM EST reply actions
Hopefully we can get Shady for somewhere around 6yrs for $60mil. Depending on how highly you regard the RB position I’d say he’s worth that easily.
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I say 10 mill less, I simply dont think any RB is worth that kinda of money anymore unless they are the perfect weapon like a Westbrook was (he was worth 10mil per year had he not had bad knees)
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
I was thinking or plus or minus $10mil would be fair on that deal. It’s a lot, but not that much more than we’re paying Samuel, for comparison.
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I doubt he took a hit anywhere. What they probably did was turn his 2012 salary subtract league minimum and give it up front as bonus money. For salary cap considerations bonus money is divided among remain years. So a 25 mil signing bonus over a 5 year deal would be a 5 mil cap hit per year.
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by h2o_34_35_44 on Feb 22, 2012 3:01 AM EST up reply actions
This guy was the keystone for our defense....
and it’s a great move to restructure now and clear that off the plate.
We need lots more work
(1) Mathis (2) Landri (3) Schmidt (4) Jackson (5) Dunlap…
hopefully we clear this up before we enter FA and the draft…
I’d like to be fairly focussed in what our needs truly are, and not holes that we allowed to happen to our roster before getting the starters settled in.
by milroyigglesfan on Feb 21, 2012 3:12 PM EST reply actions
I think we should bring back DIXON as well signing Landri to a new deal would be huge and we can draft a new young run stuffing DT with one of our 2nd rd picks.
Most likely Laws and Parker are on their way out.
Not sure if Schmidt will stay with us, Dunlap may be gone as well.
But resigning Mathis is a must.
by Almightypudster on Feb 21, 2012 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
The general consensus is
Back: DsJ, OS, KD, DL, EM
Gone: VY, RB, SS, JP, VA, TL
May be cut/dealt: AS, WJ, DT
Give or take a guy here or there.
If we could clear as much as $42.3 million (see my math below), and we bring back the five guys mentioned above at probably not more than $20 million total … OMG we can still have a focused, pointed free agent shopping spree and rookie class.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
Forgot JamJax
Make that up to $44.3 million without significantly altering the starting lineup.
What to do with all that flexibility? It means we can do whatever we want, assuming the free agent targets are willing to play ball.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
Way to take care of first order of business.
This guy was key.
"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant
True. But I can't help but wonder what the next shoe to drop is.
Also, I highly doubt they offered Asante something like this, but if they actually wanted him to stay, perhaps it would have made sense.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
I love Asante
but the idea of keeping him especially since he’ll be demanding quite a bit when we have a young and talented DRC to replace him with the addition of Bowles to take care of the secondary, it’s almost a moot point bringing him. Also, I don’t believe he even wants to be here next year since he’s entertaining his fans with questions of which jersey they’d like to see him in next season. Also the money they could be paying him, is better spent addressing our LB requirements. Take care of the LB, the cb’s job just gets easier.
"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant
bringing him back*
"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant
I'll go one step further
Despite his immense talent, he was a liability last season by limiting the scheme our cornerbacks could play and freelancing on key downs. Not that DRC is necessarily better, although clearly miscast in the slot, but having two press-man corners willing to play press-man is going to make Juan Castillo look a lot smarter. (Todd Bowles will probably get the credit)
Simply put, coupled with the $9 mil that we can give directly to DeSean if we want to (or 2/3 to Hawthorne, 1/3 to Garcon), it’s addition by subtraction.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
Restructure McCoy
This is the off season while Ray Rice and maybe Arian Foster gets the Franchise Tag. God knows that Ray Rice next year WILL DETERMINE McCoy’s contract and that’s without Lynch’s new contract, Forte and others. I would rather lock him up now with a 7.5-9 million average over 6 years than the 9+ minimum his agent will be asking for next year.
Keeping Jenkins
should have no effect on whether we draft a DT early.
Hoorah!!!!!
Forward progress at last……next up ?
Anybody……..Shady,Desaun,Asante,Evan……..don’t matter.
Just keep signing while the mood is hot !!
It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop !
We don't need the best players at every position,
we need players that play their best , at every position.
He’s better than Maclyn for sure.
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by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
Switch..
to eating play-doh
It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop !
We don't need the best players at every position,
we need players that play their best , at every position.
by JJeaglerooter on Feb 21, 2012 6:05 PM EST up reply actions
Signing Jenkins...
was the single best thing the Eagles did last off season.
The guy gets it.
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
He was also
One of the few guys on the team not acting like a Joe Banner parrot when our season was circling the drain. He stood up and told reporters that this locker room looked nothing like Green Bay’s Championship locker room and that real leaders needed to step up.
We need more players like Cullen.
by UnclaimedFright on Feb 21, 2012 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
Between this and Samuel being dropped, what’s the new cap number?
I would like to thank my hands for being so great, for allowing me to type this post.
by corn on the kolb on Feb 21, 2012 5:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
http://www.eaglescap.com/
Can’t believe more regulars like yourself don’t go here for questions like this. It’s updated as of today — which means Jenkins’s number is factored in, but Asante is not off the books yet.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
Jenkins numbers isnt updated yet for me
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
The overall was $23-something last week and now it's 25-something
and his cap number shows $5.8 instead of 7.5 for me. I was trying not to type it out and be a traffic theif, instead making you actually go over to that website and give the poor guy who busts his tail maintaining it a little traffic and a penny from Google AdSense.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
Its show the updated numbers now, I might have been seen a catched site.
by Anders Jensen on Feb 21, 2012 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Was thinking that
In any case, let’s take the $25,102,068 million in cap space. Let’s assume Asante ($9.5m) is done, and you can do whatever you want with Winston Justice ($4.2m) and Darryl Tapp ($3.5m), potentially clearing up to $42.3 million in cap space.
What do you do with it?
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
The math, redone
Forgot someone. Also rounding up on Tapp now:
I was throwing around the number $42.3, but completely forgot JamJax.
$25.1 = current cap space
$9.5=Asante (doesn’t need to be replaced)
$4.2=Justice
$3.6=Tapp
$1.9=J Jackson
44.3 million of potential cap space as of today, without significantly downgrading our starting lineup.
There are LOTS more shoes to drop here if that is the case.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
I mean I don't think it's as simple as you put it D3K
Remember they have to reach a certain amount of cash and you don’t want them doing last year’s thing again. I will say that puts us in a place to over spend if we wanted a guy like Curtis Lofton or decided we’d take a look at even a guy like Mike Wallace (Blackmon is the only guy I see with more potential).
Trevor Laws: "Thank Giants for kicking to (Desean)."
Mike Vick: "Why would they kick to Desean?"
Matt Dodge: "Snap too high!"
NJ Eagle: "Fly Eagles Fly!!!"
I don’t understand why everyone thinks the FA spending was a bad idea last year. The results are somewhat independent.
They brought in Jenkins, success. They brought in Mathis, success. They brought in DRC, though miscast, is prepared to be RCB of the future. They brought in Babin who played excellently and did what they paid him.
What did they miss? Page was cheap, Smith was cheap, Brown had a reasonable season as a #2.
The reason for the lack of success was poor linebacker play, spotty safety play, an epic amount of turnovers, excessive drops from #10, and terminal bad luck. The only thing Reid didn’t do was correctly address the linebacking corp and successfully get a new scheme implimented.
The FA spending spree was a success, and I expect more of the same.
I would like to thank my hands for being so great, for allowing me to type this post.
by corn on the kolb on Feb 22, 2012 2:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Oh.
And the #1 FA corner who played well enough considering.
Can’t believe I forgot him.
I would like to thank my hands for being so great, for allowing me to type this post.
by corn on the kolb on Feb 22, 2012 2:09 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
i am not against it
but the talent isnt there this year, there are a few that are great but none that are Nnamdi.
Trevor Laws: "Thank Giants for kicking to (Desean)."
Mike Vick: "Why would they kick to Desean?"
Matt Dodge: "Snap too high!"
NJ Eagle: "Fly Eagles Fly!!!"
(Was intending to spark a conversation, success.)
I would like to thank my hands for being so great, for allowing me to type this post.
by corn on the kolb on Feb 22, 2012 1:57 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think we all know keeping Cullen had to happen
not that it would but it definitely should. Good to see the Eagles making a good move.
Trevor Laws: "Thank Giants for kicking to (Desean)."
Mike Vick: "Why would they kick to Desean?"
Matt Dodge: "Snap too high!"
NJ Eagle: "Fly Eagles Fly!!!"
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