That Eagles 'dead money' situation sounds like a problem (but it's not that bad)

So, what is dead money? Eagles Wire managing editor Glenn Erby shared the definition to help fans understand.

"A dead money charge is a charge on an NFL team's salary cap for a player no longer on the roster. It represents any remaining signing bonus proration that was not accounted for before the player's release or trade. It is not a cash payment but rather a cap charge resulting from the rule that allows teams to prorate a signing bonus evenly over as many as five years. If a player is released before the end of those five years, all remaining signing bonus proration accelerates onto the team's salary cap for the current year."

Several players who are no longer on the team are accounting for the majority of their dead money.

• Jason Kelce: $16.4 million
• Josh Sweat: $16.4 million
• Fletcher Cox: $10.1 million
• C.J. Gardner-Johnson: $4.6 million
• Mekhi Becton: $3.4 million
• Zack Baun: $1.9 million
• Devin White: $1.9 million
• Dylan McMahon: $139,000

This all looks bad, but the Eagles have been masters at working the cap to their advantage. What they have essentially done is push out the money into the future and put it on the "credit card" of sorts. They will pay for it throughout the years, but it will help them with instant relief on their salary cap.

What has helped the Eagles in using this approach is that they can go for the home run hits each year, but Roseman's draft success has helped offset it. The organization can pay the price of high-priced players who are gone, but it still has a high talent level thanks to the success of its scouting department.

The moral of the story is the Eagles could be taking some hits in the dead money department, but this is all by design. This formula of pushing money out to pay later has helped the franchise win Super Bowls, so Philadelphia will continue to do what they are best at: working the system to their favor and winning titles.