Posted on Sat, Aug. 30, 2008
There were no surprises among the eight roster cuts the Eagles announced yesterday, which brings them from 75 to 67 players. They must get to the regular-season limit of 53 by 6 p.m. today.
Released were: wide receivers Bam Childress and Jamal Jones, cornerbacks Therrian Fontenot and Nick Graham, running back Ryan Moats (waived/injured), safety Marcus Paschal, offensive lineman Stefan Rodgers and linebacker Pago Tagofau.
Once Moats gets over the high ankle sprain he suffered at the end of the Patriots' preseason game, it will be interesting to see if someone takes a shot with the 2005 third-round pick. Moats has talent - remember when he carried 11 times for 114 yards against the Giants his rookie year? - but he was not a good fit for the West Coast offense, and he seemed to have a tendency toward calamitous mistakes, for which he did not always take full responsibility.
The Eagles liked Graham as a cornerback development-project last season, but Kyle Arrington seems to have assumed that role. Paschal, a decent safety on a team ridiculously deep at that position, probably will play somewhere this year. *
- Les Bowen
on Daily News' Eagletarian blog
www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dneagles
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