Eagles' Updated Salary Cap After Jordan Mailata's Rumored $66M Contract Extension

The Philadelphia Eagles are looking at a new salary cap setup after making Jordan Mailata one of the highest paid offensive tackles in the NFL.

The Eagles and Mailata agreed to a three-year, $66 million extension Thursday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The deal, which will keep the former rugby player in Philadelphia through the 2028 season, includes a $20 million signing bonus and $48 million guaranteed, Schefter reported.

With an average salary of $22 million per year, Mailata is now the fourth-highest paid offensive tackle in the league, Schefter noted.

The extension will save the Eagles $400,000 in cap space next season, Jeff Kerr reported for CBS Sports.

Mailata was previously scheduled to cost $10.4 million against the cap in 2024, according to Over the Cap.

After extending Mailata, the Eagles have now locked in most of their core players through at least the 2025 season.

Here's a breakdown of the Eagles' 2024 salary cap setup after Mailata's extension.

Philadelphia Eagles 2024 Cap Breakdown 

Top cap hits for the 2024 season, from Over the Cap, Spotrac and CBS Sports

RT Lane Johnson, $15.86 million (signed through 2027)

QB Jalen Hurts, $13.55 million (2028)

WR A.J. Brown, $12.38 million (2026)

CB Darius Slay, $10.65 million (2025)

LT Jordan Mailata, ~$10 million (2028)

C Jason Kelce, $10.17 million (retiring, expected to turn into ~$8.67 in dead cap)

TE Dallas Goedert, $9.13 million (2025)

DE Brandon Graham, $8.19 million (2024)

DE Josh Sweat, $8.07 million (2028)

WR DeVonta Smith, $6.4 million (2024, club option 2025)

Eagles lock in their OL

The Eagles are doing their best to fill in the gap left behind by the impending retirement of Jason Kelce.

Since the veteran center's March retirement announcement, the Eagles have signed both guard Landon Dickerson and Mailata to contracts that will keep them with the team through the 2028 season.

The Eagles also have tackle Lane Johnson under contract through 2026.

Kelce, meanwhile, is expected to remain on the Eagles' roster after retirement so that the team can spread out his dead cap hit over two seasons, according to Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice. That change will lower Kelce's cap hit by about $1.5 million next season.

Kelce's retirement combined with the Mailata deal will give the Eagles approximately $2 million in additional salary cap flexibility. More importantly, the team has locked in the offensive line that will be protecting Jalen Hurts for at least the next three seasons.