3 Questions following Philadelphia Eagles signing of Javon Hargrave
3. Why does it feel like this deal is too expensive?
In 2020, Fletcher Cox is scheduled to earn $23.8 million. Malik Jackson is due $4.6 million. Hargrave’s deal is for three years, and he’s getting an average salary of $13 million with $26 million guaranteed.
That’s a lot of cheddar, and it’s all tied up in one position. We’ve talked for months about the possibility of the Eagles having $40 million to spend in free agency. Again, about $13 million of that is going to be gobbled up by Mr. Hargrave. That isn’t what any of us expected.
Most of us thought that, if that type of money was handed out, it would go to a wide receiver or a cover guy. Here we all are after Philly’s first big signing, and though we can’t say that this team isn’t any better (you can’t say that after adding a guy of Hargrave’s caliber), we can’t say that this team has fixed anything either.
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Philly’s dished out a lot of money on March 16th. It has gone to a position where they aren’t desperate, and they haven’t fixed any of their major needs. Let’s hope that this isn’t a sign of things to come in a very frustrating offseason that’s full of bad moves.