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The Eagles have waived 27-year old safety Jarrad Page. Page played in 6 games for the Eagles this year and he had 37 tackles and 2 passes defensed. He has now played in 69 games in his first six years in the NFL and he has 247 tackles, 12 interceptions, 32 passes defensed, 4 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 4 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries. Page will likely hook on with another team this year, but the Eagles won’t miss him too much.
The Eagles have waived 25-year old cornerback Trevard Lindley. Lindley played in 11 games as a rookie last year for the Eagles and he had 23 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 interception. He got caught in a numbers game in Philly, as they are loaded at corner for the 2011 season. Some team is going to snap him up off waivers, you can bet on that.
The Eagles have released 27-year old WR Sinorice Moss. Moss played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Giants last year and he caught only 1 pass for 18 yards. Moss has played in 37 games (2 starts) in his first four years in the NFL and he has caught 39 passes for 421 yards (10.8 avg) with 3 TD grabs. He also has returned 11 punts for 74 yards (6.7 avg) and 24 kickoffs for 465 yards (19.4 avg) in his NFL career. This is no loss for the Eagles, who are loaded at WR for 2011.
The Eagles have released 26-year old C/G Mike McGlynn. McGlynn played in 16 games (14 starts) for the Eagles last year. He played in 19 games (14 starts) in his three years with the Eagles. Due to his versatility along the interior of the O-Line, I don’t think McGlynn will be out of work too long. The Eagles might regret his move down the line unless some guys really step up.
The Eagles have released 30-year old CB Joselio Hanson. Hanson played in 15 games for the Eagles last year and he had 36 tackles, 6 passes defensed and 1 interception. He played in 75 games in his five years with the Eagles and he had 209 tackles, 36 passes defensed, 4 interceptions, 3 fumble recoveries, 5 tackles for a loss and 2 sacks. The Eagles tried to deal Hanson before cutting him but found no takers. He will hook on with another team soon, but the Eagles won’t miss him too much as they are loaded at corner.
UPDATE: (9/7/2011) – The Eagles have re-signed cornerback Joselio Hanson to a new 2-year deal.
The Eagles have released 28-year old linebacker Rashad Jeanty. Jeanty has played in 53 games in five years in the NFL and he has 215 tackles, 8 tackles for a loss, forced 5 fumbles, recovered 4 fumbles and he has defensed 5 passes. The Eagles will likely want to keep tabs on Jeanty as they could have trouble at linebacker in 2011.
The Eagles have released 24-year old PR/KR Jorrick Calvin. Calvin played in 12 games for the Eagles as a rookie last year and he returned 12 punts for 125 yards (10.4 avg). He also returned 32 kickoffs for 692 yards (21.6 avg) in 2010 for the Eagles. The Eagles have guys that they like better as return men then Calvin, so this move makes perfect sense. Calvin might hook up with another team in 2011.
The Eagles have waived 23-year old undrafted rookie QB Jerrod Johnson. Johnson played in the first pre-season game for the Eagles and he completed both of his pass attempts for 2 yards (79.2 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 2 times for -2 yards (-1.0 ypc). The Eagles might bring him back if one of the top three QBs (Vick, Young or Kafka) get injured. Other than that, I don’t see him returning to the team in 2011.
The Eagles have released 28-year old fullback Leonard Weaver. Weaver played in 1 game for the Eagles last year and he carried the ball 1 time for 0 yards (0.0 ypc). Weaver played in 17 games (8 starts) in his two years with the Eagles and he carried the ball 71 times for 323 yards (4.1 ypc) with 2 TD runs. He also caught 15 passes for 140 yards (9.3 avg) with 2 TD grabs for the Eagles. Weaver made it to the Pro Bowl in 2009 for the Eagles but his serious injury in 2010 has cost him his job, and while that’s not fair….that’s the way the NFL rolls these days.
The Eagles have acquired 25-year old cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a 2nd round pick in 2012 from the Eagles for 26-year old QB Kevin Kolb. Rodgers- Cromartie played in all 16 games for the Cardinals last year and he had 44 tackles, defensed 17 passes and he also intercepted 3 passes (2 returned for TDs). Cromartie has now played in 48 games in his first three years in the NFL and he has 136 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 3 forced fumbles, 13 interceptions (4 returned for TDs) and he defensed 61 passes. Rodgers-Cromartie gives the Eagles a dominating pair of corners (Asante Samuel is on the other side).
Kevin Kolb played in 7 games (5 starts) for the Eagles last year and he completed 115 of 189 passes (60.8%) for 1,197 yards with 7 TD passes and 7 INTs (76.1 QB Rating). Kolb also carried the ball 15 times for 65 yards (4.3 ypc) last year. He played in 19 games (7 starts) in his four years with the Eagles and he completed 194 of 319 passes (60.8%) for 2,082 yards with 11 TD passes and 14 INTs (73.2 QB Rating). Kolb also carried the ball 36 times for 64 yards (1.8 ypc) with 1 TD run for the Eagles. Kolb was 3-4 (42.9%) as the starting QB for the Eagles.
This was a nice return for the Eagles as they are now better equipped to make a legit Super Bowl run in 2011.