Eagles cutting Trent Cole gives Philadelphia over $40 million in salary cap room

Earlier on Tuesday the Eagles released veteran cornerback Cary Williams to give the team over $30 million in cap room. Well if you thought that was a lot of money, think again: the team now has over $40 million following the (unofficial) release of veteran linebacker Trent Cole.

While the extra money is nice for the team moving forward, it comes at the cost of losing a veteran player and opening up yet another hole on the roster.

Here are some reactions to the move, including one from Cole himself:

Taking trip to new hunting grounds that I'll have chance at a trophy of a lifetime!

— Trent Cole (@Pro_Hunt58) March 3, 2015

Ya know when I said earlier i’d be surprised if Trent Cole joined the exodus out of town? Well, I think I might be about to be surprised.

— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) March 3, 2015

#Eagles to release Trent Cole, pre @GeoffMosherCSN. Could help in re-signing Brandon Graham, but am told he's 99.9 pct likely to test FA.

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) March 3, 2015

If you are Brandon Graham, your bargaining power just went up. Unless #Eagles have a FA they r 100% positive will sign.

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) March 3, 2015

I think the vibe people dealing with the Eagles are getting is that the Kelly regime is cleaning house.

— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) March 3, 2015

This team is going to be remade with Chip’s draft picks, Chip’s leaders, etc

— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) March 3, 2015

Releasing Trent Cole will save #Eagles $8.425 mil against salary cap, but they will eat $3.2 mil in dead money. Now approx $41 mil in space.

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) March 3, 2015

For Trent Cole, as it is with Brandon Graham, he'll just get paid more on the market as a 4-3 end than #Eagles were offering as 3-4 OLB.

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) March 3, 2015

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— Evan Mathis (@EvanMathis69) March 3, 2015

Trent Cole, like Herremans, was one of the nicest, most solid guys you could imagine. I always enjoyed interviewing and interacting w/ him.

— Dan Klausner (@dklausner) March 3, 2015

Cole's an all-time Eagles great and should have # retired someday, but this is how it goes. Keeping him would've been primarily sentimental.

— Dan Klausner (@dklausner) March 3, 2015