Are Philadelphia Eagles NFL's Best At Re-Signing Stars Early?

Despite some teams taking a more aggressive approach against their own, the Eagles continue to show why they stay ahead of the rest of the league.

Sep 14, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles guard Landon Dickerson (69) and / Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Some teams feel compelled to make contract re-signs as dirty as possible with their employees. That's not what the Philadelphia Eagles do, though.

In a matter of a single month, the Eagles front office quietly agreed to contract extensions with offensive linemen Jordan Mailata and Landon Dickerson. Wide receiver DeVonta Smith should be next on the list of players to receive a payday, but Philadelphia remains quiet on that end.

Sep 14, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles guard Landon Dickerson (69) and / Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Few organizations can work as quietly, or as loudly as the Eagles do with general manager Howie Roseman. While the organization can and will seemingly throw players under the bus after they have left, and have a weird relationship with what they expect starting quarterbacks to be, when it comes to paying their own, few teams do it as well as Philadelphia.

Arguably the best way to compare how Philadelphia handles re-signing players compared to others is what their rival, the Dallas Cowboys, do to their own.

In a recent turn of events, there are some within the Cowboys organization who believe pass rushing dynamo Micah Parsons is "wearing thin" for the team. Parsons hosts his own podcast, has participated in the NBA's Celebrity All-Star Game, and has openly compared his team to others across the NFL.

But for all of Parsons' struggles off the field, his dominance on it should be enough to earn a massive extension in the coming years. The more Dallas continues to try and muddy the waters though, the harder it will be to actually come to terms on an agreement.

You don't hear the Eagles spreading weird rumors about DeVonta Smith despite not coming to an agreement yet. You didn't hear that with Jalen Hurts last season, or either of the two linemen who got deals done in the last month.

Philadelphia and Dallas may have different thoughts on how an organization properly handles it's players, but it's pretty clear the Eagles remain ahead of the curve when it comes to situations like these. And it's why they continue to be in solid cap health.