The Eagles claimed QB Stephen Morris off waivers Sunday from the Jaguars to get to the 53-player limit. See the entire roster here ...
K Cody Parkey
QB Mark Sanchez
QB Stephen Morris
QB Sam Bradford
P Donnie Jones
WR Josh Huff
WR Riley Cooper
WR Seyi Ajirotutu
WR Nelson Agholor
WR Miles Austin
DB Jerome Couplin
CB Nolan Carroll
RB Ryan Mathews
DB Walter Thurmond
S Malcolm Jenkins
RB DeMarco Murray
CB Byron Maxwell
DB Eric Rowe
RB Kenjon Barner
DB Denzel Rice
CB E.J. Biggers
S Chris Maragos
RB Darren Sproles
LS Jon Dorenbos
TE Trey Burton
LB Kiko Alonso
LB Brad Jones
LB Brandon Graham
LB Bryan Braman
LB Jordan Hicks
LB DeMeco Ryans
C Jason Kelce
C David Molk
T Matt Tobin
T Lane Johnson
T Andrew Gardner
T Dennis Kelly
G Josh Andrews
T Jason Peters
DE Cedric Thornton
DE Vinny Curry
G Allen Barbre
WR Jordan Matthews
TE Zach Ertz
TE Brent Celek
LB Marcus Smith
DE Fletcher Cox
DE Brandon Bair
DT Beau Allen
LB Mychal Kendricks
DT Bennie Logan
DE Taylor Hart
LB Connor Barwin
One day after the Eagles' 39-26 victory over the Green Bay Packers, the team announced that 12 players have been waived. Three more roster moves have to be made ahead of Tuesday's 4:00 PM deadline.
The first round of players to be waived includes:
| First 12 Eagles To Be Waived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos. | Exp. | Note |
| Marc Anthony | CB | 1 | Added by the Eagles for corner depth during Training Camp |
| Brandan Bishop | S | 1 | Replaced Earl Wolff after being waived/injured |
| Mike Coccia | C | R | Home-grown talent couldn't find playing time |
| Kevin Graf | T | 1 | Spent 2014 on Eagles practice squad/active roster |
| Alfy Hill | DE | R | D-line depth too much to overcome |
| G.J. Kinne | WR | 1 | Position switch not enough to make roster |
| Mike Johnson | WR | R | Local product couldn't overcome WR depth |
| Dasman McCullum | LB | R | Pass rusher saw limited action |
| Josh Reese | WR | R | Recently acquired but didn't see much action |
| Jeremy Towns | DE | 1 | Acquired off waivers from Buffalo |
| Justin Tukes | TE | R | Athletic TE didn't get much playing time |
| Jared Wheeler | OL | 1 | Unable to crack the OL rotation |
Though there aren't many surprises in this first wave of roster cuts, two players who spent most of 2014 with the Eagles' practice squad - Kevin Graf and G.J. Kinne - were part of the group. Graf showed some promise in 2014 Training Camp and was on the active roster briefly before finishing the season on the practice squad. Kinne, a fan favorite, knew that a position switch from quarterback to wide receiver would give him a better chance of making the team, but the improved depth at receiver was ultimately too much to overcome.
Head coach Chip Kelly said earlier this week that this year of roster cuts will be the most difficult in his three years with the team due to the depth on this Eagles roster.
"I think we have more depth, so I believe we'll cut some players that will make other rosters," Kelly said. "I'm hoping. That's our goal for all of our players and we tell them that on day one, I want them to play in the NFL. Hopefully it's on our team, if it's not on our team, it's on another team. But it is going to be difficult and we'll have to sit down long and hard after this Packer game and ‑‑ when it's difficult to get to 75, I think from a coaching standpoint that's a good thing, but there is still a human factor that gets involved with cutting somebody, and that part is not a lot of fun."
After getting down to 75 players by Tuesday afternoon, the Eagles will once again need to trim the roster, this time to 53 players, by Saturday, September 5 at 4 PM.
