5 players at Eagles rookie minicamp who could push to make the roster
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Eagles general manager Howie Roseman watches players warm up during rookie minicamp at the NovaCare Complex Friday.(Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
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The Eagles wrap up their rookie minicamp Sunday, the first under new head coach Nick Sirianni.
The team brought in 26 players, and there are a few undrafted free agents and selected veterans to work out and get used to the new offensive and defensive schemes.
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Here are five minicamp participants who could potentially make the Eagles roster:
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Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Davion Taylor, a third-round draft pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, played mostly on special teams as a rookie.(AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
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The Eagles have added some notable competition to their roster during the first offseason under new head coach Nick Sirianni.
The team signed safeties Anthony Harris and Andrew Adams, quarterback Joe Flacco and linebacker Eric Wilson in free agency. The Eagles also added nine prospects including wide receiver DeVonta Smith and offensive lineman Landon Dickerson in the NFL Draft. Friday, the team claimed former second-round running back Kerryon Johnson off waivers from the Detroit Lions.
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Amidst pleas from the NFLPA to have rookies skip minicamps, three teams held theirs this past weekend and attendance was not a problem.
Estimates are that 100 percent of the rookies showed up for rookie camps held by the Jets, Raiders, and Colts.
That could bode well for the Eagles, who will hold their three-day rookie camp beginning Friday.
Eagles depth chart following the 2021 NFL Draft: Offense edition
A look at how Philadelphia’s roster is shaping up.
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Now that free agency and the NFL Draft are behind us, let’s take a look at how the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2021 projected depth chart is coming together. We’ll start today with the offense before next moving on to defense and special teams. After that, we’ll post our first 53-man roster projection for the upcoming season. (For fun, you can look at how the roster looks compared to last year at this time.)
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The Eagles plugged in nine holes on their depth chart during this past weekend’s NFL Draft, but there is still some work left to be done.
As GM Howie Roseman said Saturday after the draft, the Eagles still have positions on their roster that need improvement, and there are options to be had, even as the free-agent market dwindles after two months of activity.
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According to the NFLPA, the Eagles have a projected $5.02 million in salary-cap space. While they’ll need some money to pay their rookie class, trading or releasing tight end Zach Ertz in June would open up $8.5 million in space. After failing to find a deal for Ertz in the draft, the Eagles’ plan is likely to include dropping the tight end following the June 1 mark.