Season ticket prices on the rise for 2017
The price for watching Carson Wentz has gone up. The Philadelphia Eagles informed seaosn ticket holders that ticket prices have increased per seat per game for the upcoming 2017-2018 season.
The price of watching Carson Wentz has gone up.
The Eagles informed season ticket holders last week that ticket prices have increased between $5 and $15 per seat per game, according to a spokesman.
On average the increase over the typical 10-game ticket package is $50 to $150 per season. The average ticket increase is $70 per season.
The last time the Eagles hiked ticket prices was 2014. That was with Nick Foles playing quarterback.
Wentz became the first Eagles quarterback to start all 16 games in a season since Donovan McNabb in 2008, which happens to be the last season the Eagles won a playoff game.
The Eagles say they’re committed to putting the right pieces around Wentz, who guided them to a 7-9 record this past season.
The first step in the process is free agency, which begins in less than three weeks.
Here are the key dates ahead, courtesy of NFL.com:
• Feb. 15: First day to designate franchise or transition Players. • Feb. 18: Regional Combines, Houston. • Feb. 25-26: Regional Combines, Washington, D.C.
• Feb. 28-March 6: NFL Combine, Indianapolis.
• March 1: Prior to 4:00 p.m., deadline for clubs to designate franchise or transition Players.
• March 4: Regional Combines, Eden Prairie, Minn.
• March 7-9: Clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents upon the expiration of their 2016 contracts at 4 p.m. on March 9. A contract cannot be executed with a new club until 4 p.m.
• March 9: Prior to 4 p.m. clubs must exercise options for 2017 on all players who have option clauses in their 2016 contracts.
• March 9: Prior to 4 p.m. clubs must submit qualifying offers to their restricted free agents with expiring contracts and to whom they desire to retain a right of first refusal/compensation.
• March 9: Prior to 4 p.m. clubs must submit a minimum salary tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2016 contracts, who have fewer than three accrued seasons of free agency credit.
• March 9: Top 51 Begins. All clubs must be under the 2017 salary cap prior to 4 p.m.
• March 9: All 2016 player contracts expire at 4 p.m.
• March 9: The 2017 league year and free agency period begin at 4 p.m.
The first day of the 2017 league year will end at 11:59:59 p.m., on March 9. Clubs will receive a personnel notice that will include all transactions submitted to the league office during the period between 4 p.m. and 11:59:59 p.m., on March 9.
• March 9: Trading period for 2017 begins at 4 p.m. after expiration of all 2016 contracts.
• March 11: Regional Combines, New Orleans.
• March 26-29: Annual league meeting, Phoenix.
• April 3: Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2016 regular season may begin offseason workout programs.
• April 17: Clubs with returning head coaches may begin offseason workout programs.
• April 21: Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.
• April 27-29: 2017 NFL Draft, Philadelphia.