It’s pretty incredible just how awful Nelson Agholor has been for the Philadelphia Eagles. Selected 20th overall in the 2015 NFL Draft, Agholor was expected to come in and be the outside weapon the Eagles desperately needed. Obviously, that hasn’t happened.
As bad as Agholor is, however, it would be financially irresponsible for the Eagles to cut him.
By cutting Agholor, it would cost the Eagles $4,941,368 in dead money. Keeping him would count for roughly half of that—only $2,557,465 against the cap, per overthecap.com. Financially, the Eagles would be shooting themselves in the foot by releasing the struggling receiver.