The Eagles’ next expensive problem is already taking shape, and it has everything to do with Quinyon Mitchell.
Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl cornerback Devon Witherspoon just reset the market, agreeing to a four-year, $132 million extension with $101 million guaranteed, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. That makes it the richest cornerback contract in NFL history, and it’s the kind of number that sends a clear message around the league: elite corners are getting paid, and paid big.
For Philadelphia, that’s where the real tension starts. Mitchell has already spent two seasons looking like one of the NFL’s most reliable shutdown corners since the Eagles made him a first-round pick in 2024.
Last year, he backed it up with a Pro Bowl nod and All-Pro honors after piling up 45 tackles, 17 pass deflections, and one fumble recovery in 16 games. He also held opponents to a 44.3% completion percentage and a 64.3 passer rating.
The league has taken notice, too. Mitchell landed at No. 47 in the NFL’s top 100 players, and he’s been named on multiple lists as one of the top five cornerbacks in the NFL heading into the 2026 season.
That’s why Witherspoon’s deal matters so much in Philadelphia. The Eagles already paid Jalen Carter $38 million per year after his record-setting extension topped the previous high of $35 million annually. With Witherspoon now at $33 million per year, the next Mitchell negotiation starts to look even steeper.
The Eagles will first need to exercise Mitchell’s fifth-year option on his rookie deal. After that comes the bigger conversation: the extension.
If he keeps playing at the level he showed in 2025, Philadelphia may have no choice but to blow past the cornerback market again. A deal in the range of $35 million to $40 million per year suddenly doesn’t sound far-fetched.
And Mitchell isn’t the only expensive corner the Eagles have to think about. Cooper DeJean is also an All-Pro, and he enters the final season of his rookie contract in 2027. So while Mitchell looks like a must-pay player, the ripple effect could reach DeJean, too, forcing the Eagles to juggle two premium cornerbacks and the rest of the roster at the same time.
For now, the math is simple: Mitchell is too good to let walk. The hard part is what comes after that, because paying him could shape everything else that follows for Philadelphia.
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