For the last two postseason runs, with the Philadelphia Eagles finally winning a Super Bowl — Carson Wentz was not behind center to help the team along the way as he was dealing with various injuries that have turned his last two years upside down.
That doesn’t mean he isn’t one of the best quarterbacks in the entire league.
The former MVP candidate is reportedly on tap to receive a lucrative deal despite the fact that the franchise has picked up the QB’s fifth-year option for 2020, according to Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports.
A league source with a history of negotiations with the Eagles echoed the sentiment to CBSSports.com this week, predicting an extension will probably be finalized “this summer.”
The source also estimated terms of a potential contract, projecting an average annual salary of around $30 million.
”Wentz will be north of Kirk Cousins but south of Russell Wilson on an average-per-year basis,” the source said.
Given his injury history, Howie Roseman just might incorporate “playtime incentives to offset injury insurance for Wentz,” according to that same report.
“He’ll build club protections in for sure and include work stoppage protections for the team,” the source predicted, adding that a likely incentive would have Wentz’s salary “go up for each game played.”
The Eagles have said all the right things to ensure Wentz that he is still their franchise quarterback going forward.
