The Eagles made their roster cutdown move Sunday by waiving both of their international prospects, Uar Bernard and Joshua Weru, to get to the 53-man limit.
Neither player was included on the Eagles’ initial 53-man roster as the team worked through its trims before the Sunday 6 p.m. deadline.
Bernard, from Nigeria, and Weru, from Kenya, entered camp as the top two players in the NFL’s International Player Pathway program this year. Both showed flashes in training camp and the preseason, though the Eagles have been clear that each is still very much in the early stages of learning the game.
“Those are our two exchange dudes,” defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said earlier this month. “They're doing fine, but they've got a long way to go.”
There had been a real chance the Eagles would keep one or both around, but both were waived instead. Now the question is whether either player returns on the practice squad. If they clear waivers, the Eagles can use their practice squad international exemption on only one of them.
Philadelphia has already put time and effort into developing both players, which means there’s also some risk another team could claim them.
The Eagles used a seventh-round pick on Bernard, a raw but intriguing defensive tackle who stood out in the pre-draft process because of his athleticism. Weru, an edge rusher, was viewed as the second-best player in the IPP pool this year, and he actually flashed more often than Bernard over the summer, looking a little closer to helping sooner.
The team also made sure both players felt like part of the group during camp.
“I think the guys have really enjoyed getting to know these guys, and these guys work hard,” head coach Nick Sirianni said earlier this week. “Every day is something new with the guys, like this new stuff to learn, and it could be the smallest thing.
I think it's been a joy and there's been a couple times where Uar has broken down the team and guys rally around that. I think that's pretty cool.”
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