Not sure how this is a bad deal for the Eagles....
If those numbers are true, it's essentially a two year deal that they can escape out of after 2016 if he fails. But they were slated to pay Cary Williams (garbage) 8.5M this year and Maxwell is a perfect fit for the Eagles Cover 3/Press Man scheme.
They have almost 60M in cap space. They are interested in Devin McCourty as well. If they can nab him as well and have a safety duo of McCourty/Jenkins, that's pretty rock solid. Not ET/Kam solid but still very solid.
Eagles finished 31st against the pass last year. If they even improve to the middle of the pack this year, that's gotta be good for two more wins.
It's also telling what his former coaches think of him as they're competing with the Eagles for his services in Atlanta & Jacksonville.
and yes, I am an Eagles fan living in Seattle so I'm just trying to bring a different perspective to this conversation.