NFL cut-down day: Every transaction Eagles made to form 53-man roster

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The Philadelphia Eagles made a slew of moves during the NFL’s cut-down day, culminating with the team releasing its initial 53-man roster on Tuesday evening. 

There were some major surprises throughout the day, including young players potentially on the move, and some roster bubble survivors. 

Per Eagles reporter Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, here is every transaction the team made prior to the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline:

  • Released:

LB Oren Burks

WR Parris Campbell

OL Nick Gates

QB Will Grier

G/C Matt Hennessy

CB Parry Nickerson

OLB Julian Okwara

WR John Ross

G/T Max Scharping

OL Brett Toth

  • Waived:

T/G Gottlieb Ayedze

T Anim Dankwah

RB Tyrion Davis-Price

TE Kevin Foelsch

DT Gabe Hall

WR Jacob Harris (Injured)

WR Griffin Hebert

DE Tarron Jackson

TE E.J. Jenkins

CB Josh Jobe

OLB Terrell Lewis

C Dylan McMahon

CB Zech McPhearson

RB Kendall Milton

DT P.J. Mustipher

WR Joseph Ngata (Injured)

RB Lew Nichols

G/C Jason Poe

TE Armani Rogers

S Andre Sam

LB Brandon Smith

CB Shon Stephens

S Caden Sterns (Non-Football Injury)

T Laekin Vakalahi

WR Austin Watkins

  • Placed on IR/PUP lists:

S Sydney Brown

TE Albert Okwuegbunam (designated for return)

WR Ainias Smith (designated for return)

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Ryan O'Leary has spent his entire professional career in sports multimedia, working as journalist, editor, podcaster, and in live events as a content manager and show emcee. His career highlights include working as a podcast host and audio editor for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, where he led a series of NFL podcasts for the company’s top-performing NFL sites. A born and raised New Englander, Ryan’s career kicked-off in newspapers after graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in journalism. He developed an affinity for small-town youth, high school and college sports, while also realizing his childhood dream of covering the Patriots in multiple AFC Championship Games. Ryan enjoys kicking it with family and friends, beating his dad and brother in chess, and arguing with anyone crazy enough to insist that Tom Brady isn’t the GOAT.