5 Philadelphia Eagles we ignore who could sneak onto their final roster

Throughout the preseason in 2019, there was this overwhelming vibe that stated, even though we knew little about Rudy Ford, we all just kind of felt like he was making the team. It wasn’t blurted out often. It was by no means a certainty, but as each week of the preseason passed, his spot on the roster seemed to be more and more like a sure thing.

He was that special team guy. You know. He was that replacement for Chris Maragos, that guy who felt like an Eagles version of what those great Buffalo Bills teams had with Steve Tasker. Ford could run too, and his ability to cover on special teams would ultimately what put him over the top when the final 53-man roster was introduced in 2019.

After being taken by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of 2017’s NFL Draft, 208th overall, Ford spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons with the Cards before being traded to Philly on August 22nd of 2019 for Bruce Hector, who somehow found his way back to the Eagles anyway (go figure).

Ford was placed on injured reserve for the second time in three seasons, this time on November 23rd of 2019, after he suffered an injury to his abdomen in practice. The Eagles coaches love him though. In 2019, he played 47 percent of the team’s snaps on special teams in ten games, and he wound up with six tackles. If he’s healthy, something that seems to be an issue with him, don’t be surprised if he’s given one final chance.