Philadelphia Eagles: Roster Cuts Tracker 2024: Keeping tabs on all of the moves to get to 53

The 2024 NFL preseason is officially over which means the Philadelphia Eagles have some big decisions to make.  It's now time for the Eagles to perfect their roster. To do that, they must cut down from their current 90-man player roster to 53, which will be far from easy.  These cuts will start taking place […]

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The 2024 NFL preseason is officially over which means the Philadelphia Eagles have some big decisions to make. 

It's now time for the Eagles to perfect their roster. To do that, they must cut down from their current 90-man player roster to 53, which will be far from easy. 

These cuts will start taking place as early as Saturday evening after their final preseason game ends against the Minnesota Vikings. 

Here is a tracker where you can follow every cut, and everything that has happened to get to where we are now.

2024 NFL roster cuts important details:

Unlike the past few years, the NFL has reverted from gradual roster cuts throughout the preseason to a single deadline. Rosters must be reduced to 53 players virtually all at once. The team has several different transactions they can use to make that happen. Here are the terms you need to familiarize yourself with:

  • Released: When a vested veteran (those who have accrued four seasons in the NFL) is cut from a team. These players are not required to pass through waivers and can immediately become unrestricted free agents. Sometimes that means they'll sign with another team. Other times, teams can release these veterans and re-sign them after they've placed other players on injured reserve.

  • Waived: Players who have not accrued four seasons in the NFL are waived instead of being released. 31 NFL teams will have a chance to claim waived players on their 53-man roster by 11:00 a.m. CT on August 28. If players are not claimed on waivers, they become unrestricted free agents. Waiver priority this time of year is determined by team records from the previous season. The team with the worst record will get the top waiver priority, in this case, the Carolina Panthers. The Kansas City Chiefs will have the lowest waiver priority as Super Bowl LVIII champions.

  • Waived/injured: If these players clear waivers they will revert to the Raiders’ injured reserve list. They can opt to spend the season with Las Vegas on IR or reach an injury settlement with the team, which will pay them for the number of weeks they'll miss with injury and make them an unrestricted free agent. Players who opt for the latter route can rejoin the team later in the season after they're healthy.

  • Injured reserve: Up until this year, a player had to make the initial 53-man roster to be placed on IR and be eligible to return later in the season. Now, up to two players can be placed on IR on the day of final cuts (Tuesday) and be designated to return. Teams still have the option to carry injured players on the 53-man roster and some good reasons to do so. First, if a player is placed on IR, he is forced to miss at least four games. Second, if a player makes the initial 53 and is placed on IR on the following day, there are eight designations to return from IR — and another two for playoff teams.

  • Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list: Players on the Active/PUP list can be placed on the Reserve/PUP list in a move to get the roster down to 53 players. Players who are moved to the Reserve/PUP list do not count against the 53-man roster. They can attend team meetings, and use team facilities for rehab, but are not allowed to practice for four weeks. After four weeks, another 21-day window opens up, where the player can practice and be activated. If they’re not activated in those 21 days, they must be placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season.

  • Reserve/Non-football injury/illness (NFI) lists: Players placed on either Reserve/NFI lists have to go through the same process as players on the Reserve/PUP list. They do not count toward the 53-man roster. They can go to team meetings and use facilities for rehab, but they’re not allowed to participate in practice for four weeks. After that, a four-week period opens where they can return to practice and the team can choose to activate the player. If the player isn’t activated at the end of the second four-week period, they’ll remain on injured reserve for the rest of the season. The big difference between the NFI and PUP lists is that teams can withhold a portion of a player’s salary if they’re placed on the NFI lists.

  • Reserve/Suspended list: Players who are placed on the Reserve/Suspended list have to serve out an NFL suspension. Players on this list do not count toward 53-man roster limits and are not paid their base salary.

  • Reserve/Did Not Report list: Players who are placed on the Reserve/Did Not Report list have left their team.

  • Reserve/Retired list: Players who are placed on this list have retired from the NFL. This is a pretty rare transaction that you typically wouldn't see in a move to get to 53 players.

Eagles' key position battles

The Eagles entered the offseason and training camp with several position battles going on. The biggest position battle came in their secondary, followed by their wide receiver competition. 

Here are the other notable position battles that took place this offseason:

  • CB2
  • NB
  • Starting right guard
  • WR3,4,5 
  • RB3
  • DT2 
  • LILB 
  • RILM 
  • A few others that are far down the depth chart

Eagles players on the roster bubble:

Just like every team does, the Eagles have bubble roster players, or better yet known as guys who are on the verge of either making the cut or not making it. 

Here are the notable names on the bubble: 

  • WR Parris Campbell 
  • WR John Ross
  • WR Ainias Smith
  • WR Joseph Ngata
  • TE Albert Okwuegbunam
  • TE E.J. Jenkins
  • OT Darian Kinnard
  • OL Brett Toth
  • EDGE Patrick Johnson
  • DL Thomas Booker
  • LB Brandon Smith
  • CB Josh Jobe
  • CB Eli Ricks 
  • S Tristin McCollum
  • S James Bradberry

NFL practice squad rules:

After the claiming period has ended at 11:00 AM CT on Wednesday, Aug. 28, teams are permitted to assemble their 16-man practice squads. Here are the rules on who can be signed to the practice squad.

  • Players who do not have an accrued season (I.E. rookies).

  • Players who were on the active roster for fewer than nine regular-season games during their only accrued season(s).

  • Up to four players per team with no more than two accrued seasons.

  • Up to six players per team with no accrued season limitations (I.E. vested veterans).

Players Eagles have placed on Injured Reserve

  • OT Le'Raven Clark
  • WR Ainias Smith
  • TE Albert Okwuegbunam

Eagles' 2024 roster cuts: 90*

*The Eagles have 90 players on the roster with IPP player Laekin Vakalahi getting the exemption. 

Released

  • LB Oren Burks
  • WR Parris Campbell
  • OL Nick Gates
  • QB Will Grier 
  • G Matt Hennessey
  • CB Parry Nickerson
  • OLB Julian Okwara
  • QB Will Grier
  • WR John Ross
  • G/T Max Scharping
  • OL Brett Toth

Waived

  • T/G Gottlieb Ayedze
  • T Anim Dankwah
  • RB Tyrion Davis-Price
  • TE Kevin Foelsch
  • DT Gabe Hall
  • WR Jacob Harris
  • WR Griffin Herbert
  • TE E.J. Jenkins
  • CB Josh Jobe
  • OLB Terrell Lewis
  • C Dylan McMahon
  • CB Zech McPhearson
  • RB Kendall Milton
  • DT P.J. Mustipher
  • WR Joseph Ngata
  • RB Lew Nichols
  • G/C Jason Poe
  • TE Armani Rogers
  • S Andre Sam
  • LB Brandon Smith
  • CB Shon Stephens
  • S Caden Sterns
  • T Laekin Vakalahi
  • WR Austin Watkins

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