Projecting Eagles 53-man roster: James Bradberry to survive cuts, remain on team? Who rounds out WR group?

PHILADELPHIA — Less than a week remains until the Philadelphia Eagles have to trim their roster to 53 players. Using the past four weeks as an indicator, quite a few players who entered training camp on the roster bubble earned a spot.

Some players even played their way off the roster — for now. Initial 53-man rosters are harder to project, thanks to the expanded practice squads and vested veterans (three or more credited seasons) being able to skip through waivers. Those veterans can land on a practice squad and be elevated early in the season, giving teams time to actually make a decision on their active roster status. 

The practice squad is up to 16 players now, four of which can be reserved to vested veterans. This makes the 53-man rosters difficult to project, along with which of the young players teams will project so they don’t go through the waiver frenzy in the 24-hour aftermath of the roster deadline cuts. 

This will be the first of two Eagles’ 53-man roster projections for CBS Sports, as the second one will occur following the final preseason game on Saturday. Here is the initial 53-man roster projection with two training camp practices and a preseason game remaining: 

Quarterback (3)

Jalen Hurts, Kenny Pickett, Tanner McKee

This one is pretty obvious, as the Eagles have Hurts as their franchise quarterback and traded for Pickett to be the QB2 this offseason. There’s still a battle between Pickett and McKee for the QB2 job, but Pickett has been getting most of the second-team reps in training camp.

Running Back (3)

Saquon Barkley, Kenneth Gainwell, Will Shipley

Would the Eagles keep four running backs like last year? None of the backs behind the three roster locks has stood out, as Lew Nichols and Kendall Milton could be stashed on the practice squad, Tyrion Davis-Price can impress with a strong last preseason game (the former 49ers third-round pick signed to a futures…

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Author : Jeff Kerr

Publish date : 2024-08-21 12:51:36

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