NFL teams must cut their rosters down to 53 by tomorrow at 4pm, and about 700 total players will be out of work, today have already told a couple players their tenure as an Eagle is over.
As the clock hit zero in the wild card game loss to the New Orleans Saints, Eagles fans never really thought entering this year's offseason they would need to select a wide receiver.
First the team released Jason Avant and then DeSean Jackson and it clearly became a position of need
They ended up taking two receivers in this years draft, choosing Jordan Matthews with their second selection then do
The Eagles are taking a NFC east best record of 6-5 into their bye, they will be assured of at least a share of first place when they return to the field on Sunday Dec. 1, against the Cardinals.
But as many players headed on vacation for their week off, don't go thinking the Eagles believe they've arrived at their final destination...
Eagles wide receiver Arrelious Benn tore his ACL during a scrimmage with the Patriots at training camp today, the team announced.
The injury will presumably end his season.
Benn marks the third Eagles player to tear an ACL during training camp joining fellow receiver Jeremy Maclin and linebacker Jason Phillips...
If there is one given that fans can expect to hear from NFL Training Camps its’ that there will be injuries. The Eagles can already attest to that, losing starting wide out Jeremy Maclin for the season with a torn ACL injury. What that means is that someone else will be given an opportunity to win a position and maybe even become a surprise starter...
Eagles acquired WR Arrelious Benn and a 2013 seventh-round pick from the Buccaneers in exchange for Philadelphia's 2013 sixth-round pick and a 2014 conditional pick.
Tampa Bay drafted him with the 39th overall pick in 2010.
Benn has been incredibly injury prone en route to just 862 yards and five touchdowns across 37 career games (24 starts)...
Free agency may be wrapping up for the Eagles, but they're not done making moves.
The team announced today that they had acquired Buccaneers WR Arrelious Benn and a 7th-round draft pick in exchange for a 6th-round and a conditional draft pick in 2014...