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The Eagles cleared a lot of cap space by trading Murray and Maxwell. I know that seems counter intuitive, but neither guy was given a big signing bonus up front. Instead the contracts contained big guaranteed salaries in the first, second, and third years of the deal.

In the case of Maxwell the Dolphins were willing to take on the guaranteed salaries (LOL at that). In Murray's case, he wanted out of Philly so bad that he helped restructure the guaranteed money such that it made the deal more palatable for Tennessee.

So the Eagles got out from under most of the guaranteed money. Hat tip to Howie Roseman for being a smart MFer last year. Chip said sign these two guys, and Howie negotiated deals that he knew he could get out from under if Chip weren't around for long.

Pretty masterful job as much as it sickens me to say it.