The First 53 is out, live, and, if you've been an Eagles fan for more than 15 minutes, you know that it won't be the final iteration of an active roster that is always fluid, always subject to change, and that, in fact, WILL change.

That's how Howie Roseman rolls.

"I would say this: I would say we're not done here," said Roseman, the team's Executive Vice President/General Manager, as he and Head Coach Nick Sirianni met the media at the NovaCare Complex on Tuesday shortly after the team reached the NFL-mandated 53-man roster limit. "We're not done. We'll see what happens in the next 24 hours. I think I said this the last time we spoke: We've got a lot of (2026 NFL Draft) picks here (currently nine, with some projected compensatory selections not included in that total) and we're happy to use those picks in the draft, but I think, for us, the early part of the season, September, we've got to see what we have. If we need something, I'll do whatever I can to help this football team and be aggressive and Jeffrey (Lurie, Chairman and CEO) gives me that opportunity to do that and so, I don't think that we're done. This is a work in progress."

The efforts to build and improve the roster – it is a 70-man roster, including the practice squad that can be formed starting Wednesday, so don't discount that – truly, never end. There is a trade deadline later in the season, of course, but that's not the only way to do things. The fact is, the Eagles have a terrific roster on paper. They return 10 starters on offense and added to that group with some internal improvement (see wide receiver Jahan Dotson, right guard Tyler Steen as two examples) and some additions from the outside (fullback Ben VanSumeren from the defense; running back A.J. Dillon and tight end Kylen Granson in free agency; and quarterback Sam Howell, tackle Fred Johnson and wide receiver John Metchie III via trade) and feel great about where they are there.

The defense has been heavily addressed throughout the offseason and the Eagles have a young, fast, aggressive group that is going to attack on the front end, have versatility and playmaking ability on the second level, and get the football on the back end.

What Tuesday also illustrated once again is the team's commitment to the line of scrimmage. It is a philosophy started many, many years ago, and the Eagles stay consistent with their approach: You win up front. That's the nature of the game.

Philadelphia's strength is in the trenches. Obviously, there are playmakers on the outside on both sides of the football, but we have all seen just how impactful it is when the Eagles dominate up front, and that is exactly the intention here once again.

The Eagles kept 11 offensive linemen to work with Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Jeff Stoutland, and he has a star-studded group starting and some veteran depth inside and outside. The defensive line is stacked, starting with Jalen Carter ("a special player," Roseman said of Carter), Jordan Davis, and Moro Ojomo ("they look primed for a big year and they're physically dominant as well," Roseman said of both players) inside – and the Eagles are really excited about how Gabe Hall and Byron Young emerged in the spring and summer – and Roseman said he believes the interior of the defensive line "could be a real strength for this team."

The edge is led by Nolan Smith Jr. and Jalyx Hunt, with veterans Joshua Uche and Azeez Ojulari backing up and Ogbo Okoronkwo, who made a strong push in the summer to earn a spot on the initial 53-man roster.

There are 11 players on the offensive line and 11 players on the defensive line/edge on this current roster. That tells you so much about how the Eagles value trench play, the resources they put into the line of scrimmage, and, frankly, why the team wins so much.

Will it change? Very much so. The Eagles don't have a designated long snapper on the current roster, but that will obviously change. The team has a plan. It is very, very difficult, as the Super Bowl Champion, to win any waiver-wire claims given the fact that 31 other teams have first crack at all players on the wire.

But Roseman has resources and he has doggedness and he has a vision and so this part of the roster-building season begins.

Along with that, as we all amp up with anticipation, is the September 4 season opener with Dallas at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles are on the practice field on Wednesday with the focus on the Cowboys.

Roseman, as he always does, will work his daily, weekly, monthly, yearly juggling act: Making the Eagles as strong as they can be for the 2025 season and keeping an eye on the future for continued success.