Updated look at Eagles salary cap after reworking the contract of Brandon Brooks
Brandon will also announce at 11 that he is retiring from the game … he gave the game everything he had thruout his career … but his body has had enough … he was a true warriors and a class act on and off the field https://t.co/PtCxCUsfxg
— Derrick Gunn (@RealDGunn) January 26, 2022
Depending on whom you speak with on Wednesday, Brandon Brooks will either retire from the NFL or prepare to move on as a free agent.
What we do know is that the massively powerful right guard has played his final game in Philadelphia after missing the bulk of the 2021 NFL season with a torn Pectoral muscle.
Brooks recently reworked his contract, freeing up more than $12 million in cap space, while allowing the former All-Pro right guard to walk away with his bonus money while creating relief for Philadelphia heading into free agency.
Here’s an updated look at the Eagles salary cap situation.
Brooks' initial deal
6. Brandon Brooks: Cap Number $7,790,632
Contract Value: $56,200,000 ($14,050,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $13,311,177
Contract Ranking: 2/91 at RG
Back in 2019, the Pro Bowl-bound Brooks signed a 4 year, $56,350,000 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, including a $3,911,177 signing bonus, $30,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $14,087,500.
Now after the reworked deal, Brooks will earn a base salary of $1,120,000 in 2022, while carrying a cap hit of $7,059,237 and a dead cap value of $15,736,474.
That’s all speculative as to whether he retires and the decision was based on Philadelphia allowing Brooks to keep his bonus money.
Brooks reworked deal
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Brooks no longer has workout bonuses’ and reporting bonuses in his clause, but his 2023 and 2024 base salaries remained the same.
The Eagles and G Brandon Brooks agreed to a re-worked contract last week (as @MikeGarafolo also just noted) that reduces his compensation by $15.68M over the final 3 years and creates $12.38M in cap space for 2022.
Details here: pic.twitter.com/uJIYamL6rZ
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 26, 2022
Eagles salary cap space
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Philadelphia was sitting at about $15 million in salary-cap space, and the $12.5 million freed up by Brooks puts the Eagles in the $27.8 million range.
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