Howie Roseman is cautious about getting too excited about the Eagles' salary-cap space going into free agency, because he knows what's in some other teams' accounts.
Roseman, the Eagles' executive vice president of football operations, has around $17 million in cap space at his disposal. The Eagles can start negotiating with any free agent on Monday, and players can sign elsewhere on Wednesday.
A portion of the Eagles' money must be allocated to signing draft picks. The Eagles could always open more space by adjusting contracts or releasing or trading players in the next few days. But there are 20 teams with more money to spend, half of which have more than $40 million in salary-cap space.