The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced two roster moves on Wednesday morning. An overview:
- DE Bryce Huff’s 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve was opened.
- TE Kevin Foelsch was signed to the practice squad.
Let’s sort through this news on a player-by-player basis.
Huff suffered a wrist injury in pregame warmups prior to the Eagles’ Week 9 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played two games with a cast on his left hand before the Eagles placed him on injured reserve prior to Week 12.
Now that Huff has missed four games, he’s eligible to be activated from IR. It’s not yet clear if he’s ready to play as soon as Week 16 or if he’ll need more of a ramp up period. But that he’s able to return to practice in some capacity is certainly a step in the right direction.
Relative to the expectations that come with signing a three-year contract worth $51.1 million, Huff’s been a disappointment for the Eagles thus far. He only has 2.5 sacks, three TFLs, and four quarterback hits in 10 games played.
But perhaps there’s hope for Huff to be better?
At the very least, Huff’s return allows the Eagles to expand their current three-man edge rusher rotation (Nolan Smith, Josh Sweat, Jalyx Hunt) to four players. He’s a preferable option to Charles Harris, who’s barely played since arriving in Philly. Harris is a logical candidate to be waived to open a roster spot for Huff once the latter is ready to play.
We’ll be paying attention to how Huff is listed on the injury report this week.
KEVIN FOELSCH
Here’s a timeline of Foelsch’s involvement in Eagles transactions:
August 8 — Claimed off waivers from the New York Jets
August 27 — Waived
September 1 — Signed to the practice squad
September 3 — Released
September 12 — Signed to the practice squad
September 18 — Released
The undrafted rookie tight end is now back for another stint in Philly.
The Eagles currently have three tight ends on their active roster: Grant Calcaterra, C.J. Uzomah, and E.J. Jenkins. Dallas Goedert is on injured reserve and isn’t eligible to play until Week 18 at the earliest.
EAGLES PRACTICE SQUAD
Each player below is eligible to be temporarily elevated to the active roster up to three times in the regular season unless otherwise noted.
TE Kevin Foelsch
WR Parris Campbell (zero elevations remaining)
FB Khari Blasingame (one elevation remaining)
S Andre’ Sam (two elevations remaining)
OLB Ochaun Mathis (two elevations remaining)
DE KJ Henry
WR Kyle Philips
DE Tarron Jackson
LB Dallas Gant
DB Tariq Castro-Fields
CB Parry Nickerson
WR Danny Gray
DB A.J. Woods
RB Tyrion Davis-Price
DT Gabe Hall
T/G Brett Toth
OT Laekin Vakalahi (international exemption)
