The Philadelphia Eagles restructured linebacker Nolan Smith's contract to create salary cap space, per multiple reports. According to Spotrac, the team converted $1.24 million of Smith's salary into a signing bonus, generating $992,000 of cap space for this season, per NFL Trade Rumors. The Eagles also converted $12.5 million of his 2027 fifth-year option salary into an option bonus, clearing $10 million of 2027 cap space, Spotrac reported.
Sources confirmed the Eagles created cap space for both the 2026 and 2027 seasons through the restructuring, though the reporting offers differing specifics about which year received the primary relief. Smith, 25, was a second-round pick by Philadelphia in the 2023 draft.