Eagles attempt to sneak rookie cornerback through waivers and fail
It’s been a busy week for the Philadelphia Eagles from a roster standpoint. While trying to manage some high-profile injuries, Darius Slay’s hamstring, Josh Sweat’s concussion, and Avonte Maddox’s knee for instance, they’ve also put a smile on a few faces. The decision to sign Jordan Howard to the roster was the move many were expecting and hoping they’d make.
Signings oftentimes, mean that there will be casualties, and in an attempt to sneak a rookie that they had hopes for through waivers, they’ve reportedly lost him to another NFL franchise.
The Eagles fail to sneak Mac Mccain through waivers.
Howard’s signing was to be expected. They had already added him to the active roster from the practice squad twice, making it an impossibility for them to do that again. The only option they’d have would be to add him in the case that they’d be forced to place someone on their Reserve/COVID-19 list.
Clearly, that’s a route no one would desire taking (nor would they hope that they would have to), so to make room for Howard, clearly the smartest move would be to move some out of a crowded cornerbacks meeting room.
On Tuesday, during a flurry of roster moves, they made their choice, and it was Mac McCain. He was waived on a busy Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles also announced that they were signing Craig James to their practice squad and protecting tackle Le’Raven Clark, wide receiver John Hightower, and defensive back Jared Mayden.
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Philadelphia signed McCain off of the Denver Broncos’ practice squad back in Week 1, but he was inactive for all but one game. The Birds still liked what they saw. The plan was apparently to sneak him through waivers and reacquire him, but his old team put an end to those theories.
He’s now been claimed by the Broncos again, ironically Philly’s opponent this week. Philadelphia still has a lot of bodies at the position, but this, according to what head coach Nick Sirianni said at his Wednesday press conference, was someone they wanted to reacquire.