Roseman didn’t just ditch questionable contracts handed out by Chip Kelly the GM last season. He worked magic over the past few days in getting rid of DeMarco Murray, Byron Maxwell and Kiko Alonso. Maxwell signed a six-year, $63 million deal with the Eagles last offseason and Roseman picked up five spots in the draft (moving from No. 13 to No. 8 overall) for his salary dump. If Alonso comes back to form, great for Miami, but again — Chip’s guy. (Kelly dealt LeSean McCoy for the former Bills linebacker.)
The DeMarco Murray trade was less magical because of the return, but getting rid of a high-priced running back with a lot of mileage isn’t easy. Ryan Mathews was a better fit in Kelly’s offense last year and he hasn’t been kicked to the curb yet. It’s possible he’ll be the guy in Doug Pederson’s attack. It still only cost the Eagles 13 draft slots in the fourth round of this year’s draft to dump Murray’s salary. Philly used the cap room saved to sign safety Rodney McLeod and guard Brandon Brooks, both 27 years old or less
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