According to Adam Caplan of ESPN, via Twitter, the Eagles are expected to release starting offensive guard Todd Herremans today. Herremans was one of eight potential cap casualties we identified earlier this offseason.
If you count the time in between when Herremans and Trent Cole were drafted in the fourth and fifth round of the 2005 draft, Herremans was the longest tenured Eagle on the team. He was a staple on the Eagles' offensive line for a decade under Andy Reid and Chip Kelly, playing every position on the line except center. Herremans played in 127 games as an Eagle, and started 124 of them. He missed the final eight games of the 2014 season with a torn biceps.
Herremans was set to count for $5,200,000 against the cap in 2014. His release will save the Eagles $2,800,000 of that amount, via overthecap.com.
Yesterday, we wrote that the offensive line, and not the secondary, was the Eagles' most pressing need in the 2015 draft. They are now prime candidates to be shopping for a guard replacement in free agency, as well as filling in their depth with some youth in the draft.
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