Evan Mathis to Broncos: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

August 25, 2015   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

A whirlwind of offseason transactions continued for the Philadelphia Eagles when they released All-Pro guard Evan Mathis on June 12.
Training camps came and went before Mathis got another shot elsewhere, but the Denver Broncos announced they had signed the free agent Tuesday. 

The deal is worth up to $4 million if he reaches all of the playing time bonuses, according to Adam Caplan of ESPN.com. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports said the deal has a base salary of $2.5 million, and Mathis turned down a $5.5 million contract from another team to go to a team he believes can contend for a Super Bowl.
What was impressive about last year's Eagles team was how the offense still ranked third in scoring and fifth in total yards despite numerous injuries to the offensive line. Mathis missed seven games after suffering a sprained MCL in the season opener.

The Eagles' move to cut Mathis made some sense from a salary-cap perspective. He had two years left on a backload...

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