Brian Mihalik

Eagles Reduce Roster To 52 Players

Their decision to cut Tim Tebow will make the biggest headlines today, but the Eagles have made many more roster moves, and have not only reduced their roster to the maximum 53 — they’ve gone one further, getting down to 52 players.

As Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Inquirer tweets, there’s a good chance that 53rd spot will be filled in the coming days with a quarterback. After having cut Tebow and traded Matt Barkley, the club is carrying just two signal-callers, and wouldn’t mind adding some insurance for the oft-injured Sam Bradford.

Here are the rest of the Eagles’ cuts, per a press release:

  • WR Rasheed Bailey
  • G Brett Boyko
  • G Malcolm Bunche
  • CB Randall Evans
  • TE Andrew Gleichert
  • LB Najee Goode
  • WR Jeff Maehl
  • WR Freddie Martino
  • DE Brian Mihalik
  • G John Moffitt
  • RB Raheem Mostert
  • WR Quron Pratt
  • S Chris Prosinski
  • DE Travis Raciti
  • S Ed Reynolds
  • LB Deontae Skinner
  • P Kip Smith
  • TE Eric Tomlinson
  • C/G Julian Vandervelde
  • LB Diaheem Watkins
  • CB Jaylen Watkins

Eagles Sign Rookie Eric Rowe

The Eagles announced that they have signed three picks, including second-round defensive back Eric Rowe, Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer tweets. Philly has also signed sixth-round defensive back Randall Evans and defensive end Brian Mihalik.

As they did with Jordan Matthews in 2014, the Eagles set their sights on Rowe in the second round and moved up several spots to grab him. The Utah product started three years at safety before moving over to cornerback in his senior year, so he has the versatility to play multiple positions within the secondary. For his part, Comcast SportsNet’s Derrick Gunn recently said that Rowe will probably translate better to safety, but coach Chip Kelly feels that he’ll probably start out at corner.

Several teams were in on Rowe before the Eagles moved up to nab him. The Steelers were interested in drafting Rowe in the second round and the Packers considered taking the Utah product in the first round.