3 Players the Eagles Should Consider Releasing or Trading for Salary Cap Reasons

After a Wild Card round exit in the playoffs to the Seattle Seahawks, it's back to the drawing board this offseason for Howie Roseman and the Philadelphia Eagles. With plenty of moves to be made leading up to the 2020 campaign, tough decisions surely will be coming for the front office.

This includes potentially parting ways with some notable players for cap space purposes. Who could end up being on their way out of Philly?

3. CB Rasul Douglas

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As Philly fans know best, cornerback was a major problem for the Eagles last season, which is why draft experts predict them to take a CB in either the first or second round of this year's NFL Draft. Rasul Douglas has a cap hit of $2.3 million for 2020 and only a dead cap of $176K (in the event the team decides to release him). A player being linked for Philly in the first round of the draft is Florida's CJ Henderson. A speedster with ball-hawk skills, he'd be a welcome addition to replace Douglas, who hasn't exactly impressed for Jim Schwartz's unit.

2. OLB Nigel Bradham

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Outside 'backer Nigel Bradham is coming off an up-and-down season, during which he posted 61 tackles, one fumble recovery, one interception and no sacks in 12 games. Those are not the kind of numbers you'd expect from a LB with a cap hit of $9.76 million for next campaign (he has a dead cap of $5.3 million, so the Eagles would save almost $4.5 million in the event of a release). Should the Eagles decide to part ways with him, interesting targets in free agency would include Vic Beasley, Bruce Irvin, Kyler Fackrell, and others.

1. FS Malcolm Jenkins

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This move would certainly break hearts in the City of Brotherly Love, but it should at least be considered, especially since the veteran has expressed his desire for a contract extension. Jenkins has a cap hit of just under $11 million for 2020 and his age is starting to catch up to him. Now 32 (and 33 next December), it's time for the Eagles to consider their future without the team's leader on defense. Keep in mind too that Jenkins came out and said he won't play next season under his current contract. With Roseman and Co. trying to inject youth to this team, giving Jenkins a new, big contract wouldn't make much sense. If Jenkins wants to make things difficult, it could be time to move on, especially since Philly can save $5 million in the event of a release.