PHILADELPHIA — Brett Toth was the last player lingering on the field. His family stood around him in the end zone. Lincoln Financial Field loomed above him.
The scoreboard — signaling Minnesota Vikings 26, Philadelphia Eagles 3 in the preseason finale — was largely irrelevant. The only number that matters this weekend is 53. Advertisement NFL teams must cut their rosters down to 53 active players by Tuesday.
Toth, 27, has been released three times in his career at this deadline. He knows how to approach these next few nerve-wracking days. “I can’t think about it,” Toth said.
“I’m going to spend some time with the family, get my body right, and whatever the decision is, definitely spend some time with the entire o-line group that we have in there because in reality, this could be the last time you see people.” “We’ve got some tough decisions to make,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. “This is never a fun time here at this particular time.
” Here’s our crack at a final prediction for the 2024 Eagles’ 53-man roster. Quarterbacks (3) Jalen Hurts , Kenny Pickett , Tanner McKee Cut: Will Grier New offensive coordinator Kellen Moore worked with Week 1 offenses that only rostered two quarterbacks in three of his five seasons as a play-caller. But under general manager Howie Roseman, the Eagles last carried only two QBs through the initial cutdown in 2017, although they signed Nate Sudfeld to the practice squad as a No.
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