Howie Roseman swung big for Jonathan Greenard in the offseason, and so far the move has gone about as badly as it possibly could.
The Eagles general manager sent two third-round picks to the Minnesota Vikings during the 2026 NFL Draft to land Greenard, then doubled down with a four-year, $98 million extension. It was a bet on getting an elite pass rusher, especially after Philadelphia passed on Jaelan Phillips, who wound up getting $30 million a year from the Carolina Panthers in free agency. That choice is looking rough now, and the Greenard deal may be the one that stings most.
The problems started almost immediately. When training camp opened, Greenard hurt his pectoral and was expected to miss only a short stretch. Instead, he missed all of camp and the start of the regular season.
He finally got on the field in Week 3 against the Chicago Bears, then played that game and one more before another setback. Against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he sat out again because of an ankle injury.
Through eight games, Greenard has appeared in five. His production has been thin: five pressures, three hurries, two tackles, one quarterback hit and one forced fumble.
In the Eagles’ 27-10 Week 8 loss to the Washington Commanders, he had one tackle in 21 snaps. NBC Sports Philly’s Ryan Fowler noted that Greenard has only one pressure in his last 40 pass-rush snaps over three games.
The Eagles are paying Greenard roughly $24.5 million per year, and they have not gotten a sack out of him yet.
That has pushed plenty of fans toward the same conclusion: move on and cut the losses. But that’s not a simple fix.
The dead cap and financial hit would be severe, and Philadelphia already has enough money issues to manage. There may be a small window over the next two years to get out from under it without a crushing burden, but right now it’s still too early.
For now, the Eagles are better off letting the season play out and giving Greenard the rest of 2026 and 2027 to try to turn it around. Even so, this is the kind of move that has the look of a disaster Roseman created himself.
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