The Philadelphia Eagles will turn their attention to filling out the 16-man practice squad after finalizing the 53-man roster on Tuesday, starting with signing a third-string quarterback.
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Eagles GM Howie Roseman chats with head coach Nick Sirianni prior to a game in 2021.
The Philadelphia Eagles whittled the roster down to 53 players on Tuesday. There weren’t too many surprises, but there were plenty of tough choices that kept the front office and coaching staff awake over the past few nights.
General manager Howie Roseman addressed the media to explain some of the ones that lingered into the wee hours. For starters, the decision to keep Jalen Reagor was the sharpest talking point all day. He ended up sticking around ahead of guys like Deon Cain, Britain Covey, and Devon Allen.
Why? Roseman saw a young playmaker – Reagor will turn 24 years old in January — with huge energy and upside.
“I think when you look at Jalen, one of the things that my scout guys said to me today was, he’s one of the only guys to practice every day. The guy brought it every day,” Roseman told reporters. “He worked on his craft. He had a great attitude, great energy. Obviously, he’s a talented guy. He’s 23 years old, and we’re going to do whatever we think is in the best interest of the team and we felt like there was no doubt in our mind that he deserved a role on the team.”
Been moving off of faith, we gone get even.
Reag (@jalenreagor) August 24, 2022
Head coach Nick Sirianni pointed out how hard he worked at training camp. Reagor attacked every rep like it was his last.
“I just felt like he made plays this summer and it started right from the beginning, from Day 1 of training camp,” Sirianni said. “And it continued on throughout the practices that we had. And you could definitely see the explosion.
“He’s never lost that, right? He’s had this explosion in his body and he uses it to separate from the defense, and so I just thought he had a good camp, and he made plays and he was more consistent this year throughout training camp.
