Ryan Kerrigan’s with the Eagles now and he’s going to make a whole lot less than he did with the Washington Football Team. The veteran’s deal with Philly includes just $1.425MM in guaranteed money, according to Field Yates of ESPN.com (on Twitter). 
The $1.425MM is already in the bank, by way of his signing bonus. Beyond that, he’ll earn a base salary of $1.075MM, plus the opportunity to earn more through incentives. If he hits all of those bonuses, the edge rusher could top out at $3.5MM (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). The deal, Yates notes, includes four voidable seasons to spread out the cap impact. By deploying one of his favorite tricks, GM Howie Roseman will have Kerrigan on the books for just $1.36MM this year.
Meanwhile, Kerrigan’s last contract with WFT paid $11.5MM in base salary last year. It was non-guaranteed, but new head coach Ron Rivera kept him on board. Then, Kerrigan was hardly used. The team’s all-time leader in sacks was relegated to a reserve role and notched just 5.5 sacks in 2020.
Kerrigan will likely see similar responsibilities with the Eagles, with Brandon Graham, Derek Barnett, and Josh Sweat in their DE group.
So, why make the move? I thought he loved Washington and just wanted to start? He’s getting neither that chance or more money to play in Philli. I hope this doesn’t mean WFT didn’t want him back. That would be a terrible look for one of the few players who hasn’t tried to force their way out in Washington.
According to a podcast he did with someone in the Philly media he said the two biggest reasons why he signed with the Eagles are the scheme they use and that he felt wanted. Apparently the Eagles players and coaches did a good job recruiting him or at least a better job than the WFT.
Lol RK better than all 3 of those guys. He will start.
He’s not better than Graham. He’s in decline, may not even be better than Barnett right now, who’s still improving. I’ll give you Sweat.
Barnett is trash and his option should have been declined
kerrigan offers you nothing when it comes to defending the run game. this is the kind of money he should be making, if not less.
This is a great pickup by the Eagles for a very affordable price. With a four man DE rotation they can keep their players fresh well into the fourth quarter like they used to when the defensive line was dominant. He will be better utilized as a down lineman instead of stand up linebacker.
I get the sense he will rush from the LB position.