Six catches for 82 yards and a touchdown during his pre-season debut put Darius Cooper firmly in the mixture to make the Eagles after being not drafted from Tarleton State, member of the football championship subdivision.
From there, the 5 -foot width receiver 11 inches and 210 pounds climbed the depth board, winning occasional representatives of the first team which lasted until the end of training camp practices last week.
“Find out more: Kyle McCord, Eli Ricks among the first eagles cuts before the deadline on Tuesday
The injuries may have contributed to paving the way, but Cooper won its place on the initial list of the 53 men of the Eagles submitted before the deadline for 4 p.m. NFL on Tuesday.
AJ Brown (hamstrings) missed significant training time. Devonta Smith (back and groin) seated several practices. Johnny Wilson suffered a leg injury at the end of the season. The Marshall terrace (knee) was injured at the start of the camp and never made a boost.
The second -year receiver, Ainias Smith, has shown a certain improvement in recent weeks, but not enough to avoid being cut, opening the way to Cooper to be among the five receivers that the Eagles kept. While coach Nick Sirianni praised the capacity of the recruit receiver to win in head, he also admitted that his tenacity would help him carve a role in an offense filled with weapons.
“Some guys must find a different way, right?” Sirianni said on Tuesday after the deadline. “They have to find a little dirty work. I think this guy is a really strong football player who can do some of the work stuff for us, as regards our blockage, with regard to special teams. Regarding the right speed to be able to erase things.
“When you have a guy like that, there are also opportunities for him in the passage game that stops some of these things. So I can’t wait to watch him continue to develop.”
The Eagles cut two draft choices: the quarter-Arrière Kyle McCord and the Rusher Edge Antwaun Powell-ryland, which were both sixth round. They will have to go through exemptions to be kept in the team’s training team. The Recruit Myles Hinton offensive player, a sixth round choice, was placed in the injured reserve.
Second Nakobe Dean, who had been on the list physically unable to play in the camp while recovering from a patelic tendon surgery on the left knee, will go to the list of reserves / puppies to start the season. He does not count against the list of 53 men.
Dean must miss the first four games of the season, allowing him to potentially return to the active list of week 5 against Denver Broncos on October 5.
In a somewhat surprising decision, the Eagles released the long Vivaneau Charley Hughlett. Because he is a veteran acquired with 10 years of experience in the NFL, Hughlett is exempt from renunciation, which means that it is free to sign anywhere. However, it is likely that the Eagles plan to sign it to the training team with the intention of raising it for short -term match days.
Here is the initial list of 53 men from Eagles.
Quarterrière (3)
Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee, Sam Howell
Running back (4)
Saquon Barkley, Will Shipley, Aj Dillon, Ben Vansumeren (FB)
Large receiver (5)
AJ Brown, Devonta Smith, Jahan Dotson, John Metchie, Darius Cooper
Tight end (3)
Dallas Goedrts, Grant Calcaterra, Kyls Granson
Offensive line (11)
Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Cam Jurgens, Tyler Steen, Lane Johnson, Fred Johnson, Drew Kendall, Matt Pryor, Brett Toth, Cameron Williams, Trevor Keegan
Interior defensive line (6)
Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Moro Ojomo, Ty Robinson, Gabe Hall, Byron Young
End-End / EXTERNAL SECOND (5)
Nolan Smith, Jallyx Hunt, Joshua Ucha, Azeez method, Veteranon Corps
Interior linen (4)
Zack Baun, Jihaad Campbell, Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Smael Mondon
Cornerback (6)
Quinon Mitchell, Cooper Dejean, adores’ Jackson, Jakorian Bennett, Kelee Ringo, Mac McWilliam
Security (4)
Reed blankenship, Sydney Brown, Drew Mukuba, Tristin McCollum
Specialists (2)
Jake Elliott (K), Braden Mann (P)
