Eagles Release Spikes

This happened two days ago, so no source is necessary. It happened.

I'm kind of surprised. By all accounts, they already have plenty of cap room, so cost cutting wasn't really necessary at this point. He was due to be paid 5 million, and it's definitely arguable whether or not he deserved it, which is why the Eagles wanted him to restructure. I still would've taken him back at 5 million. He was solid, not great, last year, and he pretty much met my expectations. He brought veteran leadership and secured the Linebacker position for us. He made the team better. Stewart Bradley looks like he could become a very good player, but having four good Linebackers is better than having three.

Does this mean another move with large cap ramifications is in the works? They were apparently trying to restructure with him since the beginning of free agency, so the timing of this makes it hard to figure out what's going to happen next. Maybe they just did it because they knew Samuel was going to take a lot of money. Maybe they did it because they were trying to work something out with Moss. We'll see what happens in the next few weeks. They'll probably add another Linebacker through the draft, maybe in the 3rd or 4th rounds. It puts more pressure on Omar Gaither to switch positions again.