... dip into the restricted free agent market for a key player. If never before, the current rules of free agency in this uncapped year made for a smaller pool of unrestricted talent at overpriced and over-aged values.

Some teams, including the Eagles, have taken advantage of the current league status by relieving themselves of bloated contracts on under-performing veterans. This has still not compensated for the six-year unrestricted status requirement that initially diminished the free agency possibilities.

Fans across the league were foaming for ex-Panther sensation Julius Peppers who commanded, at 30-years-old, one of the most lucrative contracts in the history of the NFL.

No fan base desired Peppers more than Philadelphia....

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