Philadelphia Eagles announce 53-man roster: 5 Things that stand out
Quarterback (3)
Carson Wentz, Josh McCown, Nate Sudfeld
The Clayton Thorson experiment ends before it even begins, but don’t be surprised if he’s brought back to the practice squad though.
Running backs (4)
Jordan Howard, Miles Sanders, Corey Clement. Darren Sproles
The Wendell Smallwood era is over, but can we give him a little credit? He’s nowhere near as bad as some of you are saying he is.
Wide receivers (5)
Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson, Nelson Agholor, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Mack Hollins
Every member of the ITI staff is split on this one, but seeing Mack Hollins’ name on this list makes some of us sick. Some of us are still upset that he’s on the roster, and don’t you dare give us the ‘special teams’ explanation again.
Tight End (2)
Two tight ends huh? After weeks of debate about who the third tight end might be, Philly decides that they don’t like any of the ones they had. Could Philly be thinking of searching the waiver wire? Could Richard Rodgers be cleared to return later in the season? Could Philly add him later from the injured reserve? This one’s a major talking piece.
Offensive line (10)
Jason Peters, Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson, Nate Herbig, Jordan Mailata, Matt Pryor, Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Isaac Seumalo, Andre Dillard, Brandon Brooks
Philly isn’t quite ready to give up on Matt Pryor. Many of us didn’t have Nate Herbig on our lists, but he finds his way onto the roster. Good for him.