Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman currently oversees one of the most well-constructed rosters in the NFL. But leading up to, and on NFL cutdown day of August 29, and on the days and weeks and months following?
Well, the construction never stops. And therefore, our Eagles Today at SI.com coverage of the NFC champs doesn’t, either …
AUG 19 SWEEPING MOVES The Eagles made a handful of roster moves following the preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, signing five players and moving on from five others. In are linebackers Tyreek Maddox-Williams and Quinton Bell and defensive tackles Robert Cooper, Caleb Sanders and Marvin Wilson.
In five corresponding moves, the Eagles "Waived/Injured'' receiver Tyrie Cleveland (neck and concussion), cornerback Zech McPhearson (Achilles injury), and defensive tackle Noah Elliss. They also cut cornerback Greedy Williams and punter Ty Zentner have been cut. Both of them played in each of the first two preseason games.
The goodbye to McPhearson is one that will be felt. It occurs just days after Shaun Bradley was lost for the season with his injury during the preseason opener at Baltimore. An MRI confirmed that McPhearson will also be sidelined this season with that torn Achilles suffered during an 18-18 preseason tie with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night.
McPhearson is the Eagles' top gunner on punt coverage and arguably their top backup cornerback behind Darius Slay, James Brandberry, and Avonte Maddox.
The versatile McPhearson spent the first two seasons of his career playing outside cornerback behind Slay and Steve Nelson during his rookie season and then Slay and Bradberry during the Eagles' run to Super Bowl LVII in 2022-23.
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