At $19 million Under Salary Cap, The Eagles Can Open Their Wallet for WestBrook
$19 Million! Yep, I said $19 million, that's how much wiggle room the Philadelphia Eagles have with the salary cap, according to the Eagles Salary Cap Tracking Site, EaglesCap.com. How many businesses would love to have $19 million in extra cash for their budgets? I have no doubt a lot of companies would love to have that kind of wiggle room.
This all goes back to the last post here on EaglesChick, that I wrote about Eagle's Running Back Brian Westbrook, looking to renegotiate his contract. The guy deserves better money. This guy deserves LaDainian Tomlinson-type money. Westbrook, is the Eagles offense. Westbrook, is the most valuable player the Eagles have, period.
With $19 million in wiggle room (which does currently include all the money in Westbrook's current contract), there's more than enough to pay this player what he's worth. The guy is top notch, and he's top class. He showed up for Training Camp and didn't hold out. He's not held press conference on his lawn, like Terrel Owens did. The guy hasn't spoken badly of his teammates or his coach. This is the type of player that teams dream their entire team of was made up of.
The Eagles' front office is notorious for being a tightwad. However, they have said Westbrook is severely undervalued. At least we as Iggles fans should be relieved that they recognize this. Hopefully they will also recognize that Westbrook is a fan favorite, because of his honest, and forthright personality as well as his ability to play the way he does even though injuries. The fans, love Westbrook.
It's about time that the front office opens that wallet and lets the moths out. Time to give Westbrook the money he deserves, and be thankful that Westbrook didn't choose Drew "Give Me More Money" Rosenhaus as his agent and has Todd France instead.
Dear Jeffery Lurie, please open your wallet and do the right thing, show the guy he is the Eagles' most valuable player.
*photos from philadelphiaeagles.com
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