Nick Piccone
Jason Kelce’s play has diminished the last few seasons, and that might cause the Philadelphia Eagles to just cut bait entirely with the six-year starting center.
According to Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice, the Eagles could be moving on from Kelce and it could save them $3.8 million against the cap in the process. He’s got a $6.2 million cap hit and is the 10th highest-paid center in the league.
While he’s quick, he’s been relatively a non-factor for the Eagles in their offense, getting pushed around by bigger defensive linemen and making costly penalties.
After all, that seemed like the Achilles heel for the Eagles this past season.
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Isaac Seumalo would likely be Kelce’s replacement, according to Kempski.
“I would have no hesitation if he had to play center,” said Doug Pederson before the final game of the season. “You know, I think it’s just where he’s at as a player. The ability to make all the calls — we give him a couple reps here and there, even on the service team at center during the course of the year, and just want to keep him going from that standpoint. He’s been such a versatile offensive lineman for us, that I would have no issues if he had to play center.”
On the day after the final game of the season, Seumalo said he would be mentally ready to play center if he had to.
“I’m with Wis (Stefen Wisniewski) and Kelce, a little center’s union, and Josh Andrews,” he said. “We prepare pretty well. Obviously, it’s different than taking reps and playing (in regular season games), but mentally I feel good about it.”