Bleeding Green Nation · Mar 13, 2018
Eagles create $7.5 million in cap space by restructuring Lane Johnson’s contract, report says
The Philadelphia Eagles freed up $7.5 million (!) in cap space on Tuesday by restructuring the contract of right tackle Lane Johnson, according to a report ESPN. Field Yates has the details:
Johnson will now have a base salary of $790,000 for 2018, down from $10.25M. He collects the same amount of money in total, it just gets paid out differently. Win-win for the team and player.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 13, 2018 As Yates notes, Johnson isn’t taking a pay cut here. The Eagles are just moving his money around.
