We are just hours from all 32 NFL teams having to trim their rosters to 53 players along with a 16 man practice squad as well. With 7 cuts remaining, two prominent members of the Eagles secondary have become the subject of trade speculation.
According to Albert Breer of The Monday Morning Quarterback, both Rasul Douglas and Sidney Jones have been included in discussions about a trade.
Cutdown's tomorrow. Here are guys raised in trade talks …
• Bills WR Robert Foster
• Panthers WR Seth Roberts
• Bills TE Jason Croom
• Jets C Jonathan Harrison
• Saints DL Sheldon Rankins
• Eagles CB Rasul Douglas
• Eagles CB Sidney Jones
• Washington OLB Ryan Anderson— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 5, 2020
With the Eagles signing reserve cornerback Craig James to an extension, it’s likely that either Douglas or Jones or both could be on their way out.
Rather than outright releasing both players, the Eagles would probably prefer to gain compensation for Jones, who was a second-round pick but hasn’t quite developed over three injury-plagued seasons.
Douglas has had a better training camp and could stick around, but his lack of speed doesn’t fit Jim Schwartz’s system.
