Philadelphia Eagles: 5 thoughts on a confusing initial 53-man roster
By David Esser
The Philadelphia Eagles revealed a bizarre 53-man roster on Sunday.
After months and months of speculation and prediction articles, the Philadelphia Eagles finally revealed their 53-man roster on Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t exactly your most stereotypical NFL roster heading into the season, and a lot of the decisions that Howie Roseman made left fans scratching their heads, wondering what exactly their football team would look like come Week 1.
Here’s the current 53-man roster, updated to include the Jason Huntley claim and the re-signing of CB Cre’Von LeBlanc:
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The Philadelphia Eagles current 53-man roster clocks out to 52 total players, with at least one more addition expected to follow in the coming days. While changes are still fluid, here are the five biggest takeaways from the team’s 2020 group at the moment: