Shon Stephens

Eagles Cut Down Roster To 53 Players

By Ben Levine | at August 27, 2024 10:35 pm

The Eagles are hoping to rebound from a disappointing end to their 2023 campaign. Before they can do that, the team had to make some tough roster decisions as they got down to 53 players. The team announced the following moves:

Released:

• LB Oren Burks
• WR Parris Campbell
• OL Nick Gates
• OL Matt Hennessy
• WR John Ross
• OL Brett Toth

Waived:

• OL Gottlieb Ayedze
• OT Anim Dankwah
• RB Tyrion Davis-Price
• TE Kevin Foelsch
• DT Gabe Hall
• WR Griffin Hebert
• DE Tarron Jackson
• TE E.J. Jenkins
• CB Josh Jobe
• OLB Terrell Lewis
• C Dylan McMahon
• CB Zech McPhearson
• RB Kendall Milton
• DT P.J. Mustipher
• RB Lew Nichols
• OL Jason Poe
• TE Armani Rogers
• S Andre Sam
• LB Brandon Smith
• CB Shon Stephens
• OT Laekin Vakalahi
• WR Austin Watkins

Waived/injured:

• WR Jacob Harris
• WR Joseph Ngata
• S Caden Sterns

Placed on IR (designated for return):

• TE Albert Okwuegbunam (story)
• WR Ainias Smith (story)

Placed on reserve/PUP:

• S Sydney Brown

After carrying only four wideouts on their initial 53-man roster in 2023, the team is carrying five WRs heading into 2024. Still, some notable names earned their walking papers today. Parris Campbell is only two years removed from a 63-catch season with the Colts, but the wideout was limited to only 20 receptions with the Giants in 2023. John Ross continues to get opportunities by virtue of his first-round billing, but the former ninth-overall pick hasn’t seen the field since a 10-game showing with the Giants in 2021.

Oren Burks missed a chunk of the summer with an injury, but his release is still a bit of a surprise. The former third-round pick spent the past two seasons with the 49ers, where he started eight of his 32 appearances. The veteran has also made a name for himself on special teams, where he’s averaged more than 277 snaps per season.