Eagles release Tony Hunt, sign linebacker White

The great Tony Hunt fullback experiment is now officially over and so is his tenure with the team. Hunt, a running back the Eagles tried to make into a fullback for the first 5 weeks of the season, was released by the team today. Hunt had already been removed from the fullback spot and replaced with Dan Klecko, so he was basically the teams 4th string running back when Brian Westbrook is healthy. Hunt flashed a lot of promise in the preseason but he wasn't going to get any playing time on this team.

Hunt was replaced on the 53 man roster by Tracy White, a free agent linebacker who had been released by the Packers last week. White is expected to contribute mostly on special teams and won't likely get any reps at linebacker. He's a 6 year veteran so he will hopefully bring leadership and stability to the special teams group.

On a day where the Cowboys acquired WR Roy Williams, neither of these moves are that exciting by the Birds. The Eagles continue to make minor tweaks to the roster rather than going for the big name player. Hunt will likely catch on with another team fairly soon, but he won't make the Eagles regret letting him walk.