The Philadelphia Eagles formally revealed 5 deals on Tuesday night. Here’s a summary:
- RB Carson Steele was waived/injured.
- RB Jaydon Blue was waived from the lineup.
- C James Brockermeyer and RB Ian Wheeler were launched from the practice team.
- RB Elijah Mitchell was signed to the practice team.
Let’s sort through this news on a player-by-player basis.
CARSON STEELE
Steele, a preseason fan preferred, just recently got contacted to the lineup after starting the season on the practice team. With the Eagles missing their leading 3 running backs due to injury, Steele went into Week 6 as RB2 behind Dameon Pierce.
Steele suffered a shoulder injury on his very first and just touch of the season, a reception for 4 backyards. He returned to the video game after getting banged up however then left once again.
Downer to see him get injure simply as he was getting a chance to play.
If Steele clears waivers, he will go back to the Eagles’ hurt reserve list.
JAYDON BLUE
The Eagles signed Blue, a fifth-round choice by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2025 NFL Draft, to their practice team on the last day of August. They then signed him to their lineup this previous Friday to be a 3rd running back behind Pierce and Steele. Even with Steele getting banged up early on, the Eagles did not trust Blue to play any snaps for them (offense or unique groups).
Perhaps the Eagles will bring him back on the practice team if he clears waivers. Perhaps not.
JAMES BROCKERMEYER
The Eagles signed Brockermeyer to their practice team previously this month, right around when they traded Cam Jurgens to the Baltimore Ravens. He was around to supply more center depth.
With Drew Kendall most likely getting much healthier, the group obviously considered Brockermeyer expendable.
IAN WHEELER
The Eagles signed Wheeler to their practice team recently to provide more running back depth in practice. Now they’re going with Mitchell, who uses more NFL experience, rather.
ELIJAH MITCHELL
Mitchell brings experience to the table with 327 profession hurrying efforts for 1,523 backyards (4.7 average) and 9 goals.
He was formerly with the Eagles in training school before getting hurt. The group put him on hurt reserve and later on waived him with an injury settlement.
Mitchell is now back in Philly to offer the Eagles more running back depth. It’s presently uncertain if Saquon Barkley will be all set to return from his hamstring injury in Week 7. If not, Dameon Pierce is presently the only healthy running back on the Eagles’ lineup with Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley on hurt reserve.
Depending upon Barkley’s status, Mitchell might be briefly raised from the practice team to act as RB2 or RB3 on Monday night versus the Dallas Cowboys.
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