Eagles cut 9, reduce roster to 72

With final cuts coming tomorrow, the Eagles took their next step towards getting to a 53 man roster today, cutting the following 9 players:

RB Graig Cooper
WR Rod Harper
FB Stanley Havili
TE Cornelius Ingram
LB Rashad Jeanty
G Dallas Reynolds
C A.Q. Shipley
DB Jamar Wall
DE Chris Wilson

None of these cuts are really considered surprises.  Once Dion Lewis showed his explosiveness in the preseason, Cooper never had a chance.  Ingram once again just hasn't shown enough to stick around on the main roster.  Reynolds and Shipley didn't seem to fit into the Howard Mudd mold for offensive linemen.

With 19 more cuts to go, the Eagles still have plenty of work to do.

Eagles sign LB Rashad Jeanty

The Eagles added another defensive player today, signing LB Rashad Jeanty to a one year contract. Jeanty, who played in 53 career games with the Bengals from 2006 to 2009, was out of the NFL last year after suffering a broken fibula on the opening kickoff of a 2009 Wild Card game.

If Jeanty, who is 27, has fully recovered from his injury, he could be a good depth addition to the linebacking group, where he fits in at the SAM position. Where Jeanty may be even more valuable is on special teams and as a team leader, two roles he filled for the Bengals during his tenure there.