By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor
The Eagles have until Saturday, August 31 at 4.p.m. to trim the roster from 90 to 53.
Preseason is a big time for many players attempting to make the roster to prove why they should be one of the players included on the 53-man roster. That time is now complete and those players now await decisions.
Howie Roseman, Doug Pederson, and the rest of the staff have begun to make those decisions.
The first cut, and one that was glaringly obvious if you watched any of the preseason, is CB Jeremiah McKinnon, according to Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
The #Eagles have started their cuts.
They have released cornerback Jeremiah McKinnon, according to a league source.
— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) August 30, 2019
CB Orlando Scandrick has been released according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.
The #Eagles have released veteran CB Orlando Scandrick, source said. A vested veteran, they could bring him back in Week 2.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2019
WR Carlton Agudosi, Mike Kaye of NJ.com
The #Eagles are waiving former #Rutgers WR Carlton Agudosi, per league source. He's a notable practice squad candidate.
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 30, 2019
OL Anthony Fabiano, NFL Agent Andy Ross
The @Eagles have released OL, Anthony Fabiano #nfl
— Andy Ross (@adross77) August 30, 2019
DT Kevin Wilkins, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network
The #Eagles have released DT Kevin Wilkins, a UDFA who impressed against the #Jets. … Meanwhile, the #Steelers released DB Marcelis Branch, who had a pick last night.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2019
OT Riley Mayfield, Dave Zangaro of NBCSports Philadelphia
The #Eagles cut OL Riley Mayfield, per source. Mayfield was signed just a couple days ago and didn’t play last night.
— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) August 30, 2019
LB Alex Singleton, Dave Zangaro of NBCSports Philadelphia
The #Eagles waived former CFL star LB Alex Singleton, per source.
— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) August 30, 2019
The Eagles announced a slew of moves, including the release or waiver of DE Kasim Edebali, DE Eli Harold, LB Hayes Pullard, TE Will Tye, S Trae Elston, S Deiondre’ Hall, CB Ajene Harris, CB Josh Hawkins, QB Cody Kessler, WR Marken Michel, WR DeAndre Thompkins, RB Donnel Pumphrey, G Keegan Render, CB Sojourn Shelton, S Jason Thompson and LB Chris Worley.
Also announced was the waiving of DT Aziz Shittu, who could revert to the team’s IR should he clear waivers, and TE Richard Rodgers’ placement in injured reserve, ending his season.
The roster stands at 65 on Friday night, meaning 12 more players need to go to reach 53. There is reportedly interest in some of the Eagles running backs, so a trade could be coming.
This page will be updated as more cuts are released.
The Eagles roster still includes:
Quarterbacks (4): Carson Wentz, Nate Sudfeld, Josh McCown, Clayton Thorson
Running Backs (7): Miles Sanders, Jordan Howard, Darren Sproles, Corey Clement, Wendell Smallwood, Josh Adams, Boston Scott
Tight Ends (4): Zach Ertz, Dallas Goedert, Joshua Perkins, Alex Ellis
Wide Receivers (6): Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson, Nelson Agholor, JJ Arcegia-Whiteside, Mack Hollins, Greg Ward Jr.
Offensive Linemen (13): Jason Peters, Isaac Seumalo, Jason Kelce, Brandon Brooks, Lane Johnson, Andre Dillard, Stefen Wisniewski, Jordan Mailata, Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Matt Pryor, Nate Herbig, Brett Toth, Sua Opeta
Defensive Tackles (5): Fletcher Cox, Malik Jackson, Tim Jernigan, Hassan Ridgeway, Treyvon Hester
Defensive Ends (6): Brandon Graham, Derek Barnett, Vinny Curry, Josh Sweat, Daeshon Hall, Shareef Miller
Linebackers (6): Nigel Bradham, Kamu Grugier-Hill, Zach Brown, Nate Gerry, LJ Fort, TJ Edwards
Cornerbacks (6): Ronald Darby, Sidney Jones, Rasul Douglas, Avonte Maddox, Cre’Von LeBlanc, Jalen Mills
Safeties (5): Malcolm Jenkins, Rodney McLeod, Andrew Sendejo, Johnathan Cyprien, Rudy Ford
Specialists (3): Jake Elliot, Rick Lovato, Cameron Johnston