The Philadelphia Eagles just announced that they’ve waived five players as the team works to get the roster numbers down to 80. Among the cuts were defensive end Daeshon Hall and veteran receiver Shelton Gibson.
With NFL teams forced to reduce the training camp rosters amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Howie Roseman and company moved on quickly from guys that would have normally been on the 90 man roster throughout camp.
Hall suffered a torn ACL on the final play of 2019 regular season and was placed on injured reserve after a strong preseason last summer.
Gibson seems like he’s been with the Eagles for 10 years, but with the retooling of the skill positions, he and Marcus Green were obvious cut choices, as was Albert Huggins and Tremon Smith.
The Eagles roster now sits at 82 players plus DE Matt Leo, (a roster-exempt player) as training camp is officially underway.
