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Eagles delay Lane Johnson retirement to manage salary cap
Philadelphia Eagles keep Lane Johnson on roster until June 2026 to avoid $42.89 million salary cap charge.
In brief
Philadelphia Eagles keep Lane Johnson on roster until June 2026 to avoid $42.89 million salary cap charge. Philadelphia Eagles delay Lane Johnson's retirement processing until June 2026 to split $42.89 million salary cap charge over two years. Originally reported by CBS Sports.
Lane Johnson retires
Philadelphia eagles right tackle lane johnson abruptly retired due to personal reasons after being inactive for week 4.
Eagles keep Johnson on roster
Eagles reportedly keep lane johnson on 53-man roster for salary cap reasons and to allow him to change his mind about playing.
Johnson's 2024 salary
Johnson makes $23 million this year with $1.3 million base salary and $21.7 million option bonus.
Half of bonus paid
Half of the option bonus, $10.85 million, has already been paid with the remaining $10.85 million payable on december 1.
Option bonus proration
Johnson's $21.7 million option bonus is prorated on philadelphia's salary cap at $4.34 million annually from 2026 through 2030.
Eagles delay retirement processing
Eagles delay processing lane johnson's retirement until june 2026 to split $42.89 million salary cap charge over two years.
2027 dead money
Johnson's 2027 dead money is $16.614 million from signing bonus and option bonuses.
2028 dead money
Johnson's 2028 dead money is $26.276 million from option bonuses.
The main idea
Philadelphia Eagles delay Lane Johnson's retirement processing until June 2026 to split $42.89 million salary cap charge over two years.
