The Eagles are already losing one of the young defensive backs they had been trying to develop, and the Rams are the team taking advantage.
Los Angeles is signing rookie safety Maximus Pulley to its active roster, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Ryan Fowler on Wednesday afternoon. Pulley started the season on Philadelphia’s practice squad and was elevated for the Eagles’ Week 2 win over the Titans.
That promotion turned into his first NFL game on Sunday in Nashville. Pulley logged six snaps on special teams in the debut.
Pulley, an undrafted rookie from Wofford, turned heads in training camp before being released at final cuts and later returning to the practice squad. Now he’s headed to the Rams, while the Eagles’ other undrafted rookie defensive back from camp, Kapena Gushiken, is already on the Colts’ 53-man roster.
The move comes one day after Philadelphia agreed to terms with veteran defensive back Kenny Moore II for its practice squad. Moore is 31 and brings nine years of NFL experience, including 132 games and 111 starts with the Colts from 2017-2025.
On Wednesday morning, Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said he was still figuring out how Moore might fit in and added that he had not watched him play yet.
Philadelphia’s safety picture is thin. The only safeties on the roster are Drew Mukuba, Marcus Epps and Michael Carter II. Cooper DeJean also lines up at safety in the base package, but Fangio said Wednesday he will not move DeJean there full-time.
Mukuba and Epps both had rough Week 2 outings, though Mukuba is also dealing with a knee injury he suffered during the week. Epps, the veteran in the group, struggled badly, and Carter may be pressing him for the job. Moore could eventually join that mix as well.
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