Evan Mathis

Former Eagles and current free-agent offensive lineman Evan Mathis may have misjudged his market.

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Former Eagles offensive lineman Evan Mathis complained his way out of Philadelphia. He wanted more money (despite being set to make $5.5 million this season) and didn't get it from the fighting Chip Kellys.

You know what that means. Mathis wasn't long for Philadelphia. He was eventually jettisoned.

Seen this before? Wide receiver DeSean Jackson, running back LeSean McCoy, defensive end Trent Cole, quarterback Nick Foles and offensive linemen Todd Herremans have. If you're not a Chip Kelly guy, you're destined for a new team.

The question for Mathis will be: Was it worth it? Will he get that additional money he was fighting for so diligently behind the scenes over the past few years?

So I asked for some opinions and had three sources guestimate what Mathis would land on the open market. The three-man anonymous panel consisted of a front-office executive, a salary cap expert and an agent.

Here were the results:

Executive: 1 year, $3-3.5 million with incentives to reach $5 million

Salary Cap Expert: 3 years, $14-17 million with $6-8 million guaranteed

Agent: 1 year, $3-4 million with incentives to reach $5.5 million

If the executive and agent are in the right range, this was a mistake by Mathis and agent Drew Rosenhaus. They miscalculated his market. The 33-year-old would have to reach certain attainable incentives to even recoup what he was supposed to pocket this season if he was on the Eagles roster.

Mathis may have made multiple Pro Bowls, but he's over-30 and only played nine games last season because of injury. He was a career journeyman before landing in Philadelphia in his seventh professional season and isn't a great fit schematically for most teams. He's a smallish guard (6-5, 298) made for a zone-blocking scheme. The executive and agent think these factors will work against Mathis.

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At least half a dozen teams interested

If the salary cap expert is close, this gamble will probably be worth it. Mathis lands in a spot where he feels wanted and is guaranteed more money (granted over multiple years) than he was with the Eagles, who likely would have dumped him after this season at 34 years old unless he had a Pro Bowl year. Mathis was set to make $6 million in 2016.

If any of the three surveyed sources are correct, Mathis will get nowhere near the payday his team and the public seem to think he'll land on the open market. The $6.5-7 million per season that is being bandied about is a pipe-dream, even if it's only for a season or two.

Or maybe there is that one team desperate enough to blow away the field and meet Mathis' demands. If that's the case, it will seemingly shock those around the league.

One thing is certain ‐ that big money won't come from any of the three local teams. The Eagles ... that ship has sailed. The Giants and Jets ... they're not paying that hefty price and don't have the salary cap space to do it even if they wanted.

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