Remember the platoon with Stefen Wisniewski and Chance Warmack? Feels like that was ages ago.

Isaac Seumalo, who was recently extended by the Eagles, is now your left guard of the future. We didn’t have contract details then, but we do now, and it looks like a very team-friendly deal for the Birds:

Three thoughts here:

  1. It’s true that Seumalo just became a real starter in 2018.
  2. He improved in 2018 and it’s obvious that the Eagles really like him. I feel like they’d been looking to move on from Wis for a while now, for whatever reason. They scapegoated and benched him for no real reason in October. 
  3. They get to see him for another year before deciding on that 2022 option.

This dollar amount would place Seumalo in the middle portion of starting NFL left guard salary numbers. The Birds aren’t breaking the bank for him. Maybe he likes being here and sees a future with a winning club. Maybe he could have earned more money elsewhere. Maybe he internally says, “wow, a four million signing bonus? I’m in.” Either way, it’s a good deal for a starting LG in the National Football League.

Joe Banner, your thoughts?

I agree with this from Zangaro:

This seems like a contract from the Joe Banner School of Contracts. Lock down a young player a year before his deal is up in an attempt to gain some extra value. There’s some projection involved, but Seumalo was probably thrilled to get that $4 million signing bonus in his pocket and the Eagles will be thrilled if he continues to get better, eventually making his deal a bargain.

Next up: decisions on Jason Peters, Darren Sproles, Nelson Agholor, and Michael Bennett. Nate Sudfeld, too.