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.

The Philadelphia Eagles have signed 29-year old DE Bobby McCray and they have cut 32-year old DE Derrick Burgess.  McCray played in 16 games for the Saints last season and he had 12 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1.5 sacks.  He has now played in 93 games in his first six years in the NFL and he has 134 tackles, 7 passes defensed, 29.5 sacks and 8 forced fumbles.  Burgess didn’t get into any games for the Eagles in his short time with the team.

The Eagles have released 25-year old linebacker Antwan Barnes.  The Eagles just got Barnes in a deal with the Ravens for a undisclosed draft pick right before the season started.  It looks like the Ravens got the better end of the deal.  Barnes played in 2 games for the Eagles this year and he had 3 tackles.

The Eagles have signed 24-year old RB Joique Bell off the Bills’ practice squad.  Bell is a undrafted rookie out of tiny Wayne State (Michigan).  He was really impressive in the pre-season for the Bills.  He played in all 4 pre-season games for the Bills and he carried the ball 27 times for 152 yards (5.6 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Bell also caught 4 passes for 15 yards (3.8 avg) during the pre-season.  By adding Bell the Eagles decided to cut ties with 28-year old WR Hank Baskett who has been released.  Baskett did not get into any games this year for the Eagles as he has been passed up on the depth chart by rookie WR Riley Cooper.  Baskett played in 48 games (11 starts) in his four years with the Eagles and he has caught 72 passes for 1,052 yards (14.6 avg) with 6 TD grabs.

The Eagles have released 31-year old WR Kevin Curtis.  Curtis played in 3 games for the Eagles last season in which he caught 6 passes for 77 yards (12.8 avg).  He played in 28 games in his career for the Eagles in which he 116 passes for 1,577 yards (13.6 avg) with 8 TD grabs.  The Eagles have a lot of talented receivers on the roster so they won’t miss Curtis too much.

The Eagles have released 33-year old DE Darren Howard.  Howard played in all 16 games for the Eagles last season in which he made 24 tackles, defensed 3 passes, had 6.5 sacks and he forced 2 fumbles.  He played in 64 games in his four years with the Eagles and he made 93 tackles, defensed 12 passes, had 22.5 sacks, he forced 5 fumbles and he had 1 interception.  Howard was a decent player for the Eagles but they like Darryl Tapp better than him.

The Eagles have released 27-year old offensive lineman Shawn Andrews.  Andrews is a big man at 6’4″, 335 pounds but he didn’t play last season.  He played in 50 games (all starts) with the Eagles in his career with them.  It’s kind of a shock to see the Eagles to cut such a talented lineman but his off-field issues made this likely a good move for them.

The Eagles have released 29-year old linebacker Will Witherspoon.  Witherspoon played in 11 games for the Eagles last season and he made 58 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 5 passes defensed and 1 interception (he returned in 9 yards for a TD).  I’m not so sure that I like this move for the Eagles as Witherspoon played great for them after coming over from the Panthers in a trade last year.

The Eagles have released 30-year old running back Brian Westbrook.  Westbrook played in 8 games for the Eagles last season and he carried the ball 61 times for 274 yards (4.5 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 25 passes for 181 yards (7.2 avg) with 1 TD grab last season.  The company line is that the Eagles released Westbrook before free agency began to give him a better shot of finding another team but the real reason that got rid of him is because he makes a lot of money and he’s injury prone.  Westbrook played in 107 games for the Eagles in his career and he carried the ball 1,308 times for 5,995 yards (4.6 ypc) with 37 TD runs.  He also caught 426 passes for 3,790 yards (8.9 avg) with 29 TD grabs.  Westbrook finishes his career with the Eagles #2 all-time in rushing yards, #3 in rushing TDs, #3 in receptions and #10 in receiving TDs.  The Eagles will give Lesean McCoy more carries in his second year and they will likely look to add at least one running back in free agency, through the draft or a trade to help McCoy with the workload.