Eagles withdraw tender, making Chris Polk free to sign elsewhere

The Eagles rescinded their restricted free agent tender to running back Chris Polk on Friday, according to a source close to the situation. The move allows the three-year veteran to sign with any other club and ends his Eagles career.

The team had tendered Polk at $1.54 million, which did not come with compensation if he signed elsewhere. He could have signed with another team up until Friday, but the Eagles would have had the chance to match. By withdrawing the tender, the team will not need to pay their No. 4 running back that type of salary.

Polk, 25, dealt with injuries throughout his career, but he was productive when given the opportunity. Polk rushed for 172 yards and four touchdowns last season. He also returned a kickoff for a score. He has 57 carries for 270 yards and seven touchdowns during his career. Polk joined the Eagles as an undrafted rookie in 2012.

The Eagles' running back depth chart is crowded after the team signed DeMarco Murray and Ryan Mathews last month. They join Darren Sproles as the top three running backs. The Eagles have Matthew Tucker and Kenjon Barner under contract, and they could have further competition from a rookie after the draft next week.

Although the Eagles kept only three running backs under contract in 2014, they had four running backs at times in 2013 and might carry four again this season.