While Roseman views the roster as a 70-man group that includes the practice squad, roster decisions were made at receiver and center in order to whittle the initial roster down to 53.
Howie Roseman on Eagles roster decisions: Jahan Dotson trade, new IR rule, lack of clear backup center
“I think the telling part will be once we get to 70,” Roseman said. “We use that 70-man roster more so when we talk about numbers than we do necessarily 53. So I think in the end, it will look very consistent with how we’ve looked the past couple of years.” “We let go of some guys who’ve played the position,” Roseman said. “You hope to get some guys back. You also have contingency plans in case you don’t. Obviously, we have other guys on the roster who’ve done it without getting into any specifics because it’s probably part of game-planning and part of our roster management. But there are other guys on the roster who’ve done it and done it at a high level.
“Those were two guys that we would’ve had to put on the 53 in other years and then put them on IR tomorrow,” Roseman said of Smith and Okwuegbunam. “So, certainly, we felt like the rule in this situation helped us keep two other players that we may not have been able to keep.”Additionally, the Eagles announced that Sydney Brown will start the season on reserve/physically unable to perform. Brown, the second-year safety, suffered an ACL injury in the regular-season finale last season.
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