PHILADELPHIA - Eagles guard Evan Mathis may get cut from the team even if he cannot be traded, according to Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com.
If so, he would be the latest victim of Chip Kelly's offensive blitzkrieg as the head coach enjoys his first offseason as the team's personnel man.
Mathis, 33, would be a victim not of his own talent, but his paycheck. The ten-year veteran is due for a cap hit of $6.5 million next season and $7 million the following season, numbers many feel Kelly is unwilling to shell out for a guard.
Mathis has indicated the opposite, that he's underpaid, according to Pro Football Talk, leading to a likely separation between the two.
The Eagles have not be sparing in their offseason moves, trading away starting quarterback Nick Foles and running back LeSean McCoy, also losing leading wide receiver Jeremy Maclin in free agency to the Chiefs.
On the defensive side, the Eagles also released linebacker Trent Cole, tackle Todd Herremanns, and cornerback Cary Williams.
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