Less than 20 months after emerging as the unexpected winner of the Nnamdi Asomugha sweepstakes, the Eagles will release the veteran cornerback, according to Howard Eskin of WIP94 in Philly and FOX29.
Asomugha was due to make a base salary of $15 million in 2013. But the Eagles owe him $4 million guaranteed, without offset.
This means that Nnamdi will get $4 million from the Eagles, in addition to anything he earns elsewhere.
At the time Asomugha picked the Eagles, the Jets and Cowboys were chasing him. If the Jets jump back in now, it would be the clearest sign yet that they intend to trade Darrelle Revis.
UPDATE 10:48: And, of course, there are now multiple reports that Asomugha won’t be released today.
Mosr of the multiple reports say he'll be release just not today
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hold on....
Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of schmoes. That was a very enjoyable two years for me. It's rare to see a legit contender self-destruct that flamboyantly.
And it just reinforces the danger of thinking you can buy your way through that last step to get to the SB. Philly was for years held up as the model of good front office work and personnel management. It can happen to the best of them.
