The contracts of two key members of the Philadelphia Eagles expire at the end of 2025 and they deserve new deals and pay raises.There are some important players who are starters or key contributors to the Eagles’ current playoff run on the heels of a 14-win season who deserve to return next season after their contracts run out at the end of this playoff run. Players such as Zack Baun, Milton Williams, and Josh Sweat to name a few.
Two others entering the final years of their contracts need to be given new deals and should be rewarded for what they have done these past few years. They are general manager Howie Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni.
CEO/owner Jeffrey Lurie gave Roseman a three-year contract extension in March of 2022 that runs through 2025. It was a deal that matched the remaining length of the five-year contract Sirianni signed when he took over from Doug Pederson in early 2021.
Say what you will about Sirianni, and his methods can be maddening, but it’s clear he has his players’ back and they have his. He has established a winning culture, with two 14-win seasons in the last three years, including winning a franchise-record 10 games in a row this year, going to a Super Bowl, and the playoffs all four of his seasons. His career record is 51-32, including a 3-3 playoff mark.
Roseman has been plagued by some questionable drafts and decision-making throughout a career that began as Eagles GM that began in 2010. He survived a trip to the so-called “broom closet” when Chip Kelly was given full power for a miserable one season, and has been part of three coaching changes.
It was Roseman, however, who constructed the 2017 roster than won the franchise its first Super Bowl and since signing his extension, his drafts have been superb, allowing the Eagles to transition from an aging club to one where there is not only plenty of talent but young talent, too.
The 2022 class produced three starters – Jordan Davis, Cam Jurgens, Nakobe Dean – and key reserve – Grant Calcaterra.
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