Elvis Akpla

The Eagles cut their roster down to 75 players today while giving up the rights to just one player.  The roster must be down to the regular season limit of 53 players by 9 p.m. on Friday. Philadelphia had 79 players on the roster this morning, but placed defensive tackle Mike Patterson on the reserve/non-football illness list and left tackle Jason Peters on the reserve/non-football injury list...

Heading into training camp, there will likely be battles for roster spots at three of the Eagles’ five primary special teams positions: kick returner, punt returner and punter.  Alex Henery returns as the Eagles’ lone kicker after a strong rookie year...