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Eagles Decline to Pick Up 2019 Option on Stefen Wisniewski
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All posts by Paul BowmanPublished11 Mar 2019
By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor 
On a busy Monday that saw the Eagles agree to a deal with Malik Jackson, acquire and extend DeSean Jackson, re-sign Jason Peters and lose Nick Foles to a massive deal from the Jaguars, a bit of news got swept away.
The Eagles are putting their team in the hands of their own players as Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer notes that the Eagles are moving on from a veteran lineman.
Lot happening here. One more: #Eagles won’t pick up the 2019 option on G/C Stefen Wisniewski, per NFL source. Pretty sure @MikeGarafolo had that one, too. Brandon Brooks’ recovery is an unknown, but team also has high hopes for Matt Pryor.
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) March 11, 2019
Wisniewski solidified the elite line in 2017 and was a starter when the Eagles won their first title in franchise history.
Matt Pryor has never played a meaningful snap in the league, so it is big news that the team is willing to take a chance on him being the starter for the 2019 season if Brooks is still healing from his Achillies injury.
Wisniewski will likely not have a difficult time finding a new team.
The move saves $3 million in cap space.
Eagles Salary Cap Transaction Table
| Transaction | Salary Change | New Cap Space |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Space as of February 25, 2019 | – | $3,613,815 |
| Eagles Extend Brandon Graham | +$3,500,000 | $113,815 |
| Eagles Decline Tim Jernigan’s Option | -$7,000,000 | $7,113,815 |
| Eagles Extend Jason Kelce | -$4,000,000 | $11,113,815 |
| Eagles Extend Isaac Seumalo | +$800,000 | $10,313,815 |
| Lane Johnson Restructures Deal | -$8,200,000 | $18,513,815 |
| Eagles Trade Michael Bennett | -$7,200,000 | $25,713,815 |
| Eagles Sign Jason Peters to One-Year Deal | -$3,166,668* | $28,880,483 |
| Eagles Sign Malik Jackson | +$7,200,000* | $21,680,483 |
| Eagles Acquire/Extend DeSean Jackson | +$7,000,000* | $14,680,483 |
| Eagles Decline Wisniewski’s 2019 Option | -$3,000,000 | $17,680,483 |
* – Indicates number is a projection and not yet official
After trading a sixth-round pick, the Eagles should only need around $6.5 million to sign their draft picks, meaning they look to have around $11 million to work with in free agency yet.
