The Eagles trimmed their roster on Friday and the biggest name in the group was receiver Johnny Wilson, who was waived while dealing with a knee injury.
Wilson, 25, had been trying to get back on track after missing all of last season because of ankle and knee injuries in training camp. He got back on the field this summer, but the knee issue resurfaced and kept him out again. If he gets through waivers, he’ll go back onto the Eagles’ Injured Reserve list.
Philadelphia drafted Wilson in the sixth round in 2024 out of Florida State, and he appeared in 16 games with four starts as a rookie. He finished with just five catches, but at 6-foot-6 and 228 pounds, his value came in the less glamorous parts of the game - blocking and doing the kind of dirty work teams notice.
Wilson had been making a push for a roster spot this summer before the latest injury knocked him back down. That could be a positive sign for other receivers battling for jobs, including Darius Cooper and Elijah Moore.
The Eagles didn’t stop there. They also signed center Zeke Correll and wide receiver Brandon Hayes, while placing cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields on Injured Reserve.
Hayes had already spent time with Philadelphia earlier in training camp. Correll entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Vikings out of NC State last spring, then spent his rookie year on IR with an ankle injury before Minnesota waived him in March. His position coach in Minnesota was new Eagles offensive line coach Chris Kuper.
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