Eagles signal Davion Taylor to apply squad

The Eagles signed linebacker Davion Taylor to their apply squad Thursday, a league supply instructed NBC Sports activities Philadelphia’s Dave Zangaro.

Taylor returned to the Eagles at some point after they launched the previous third-round decide from the 53-man roster.

Taylor, who performed properly in six regular-season begins final 12 months, was a shock reduce Wednesday after making the preliminary roster on Tuesday, however the Eagles wanted a spot on the 53 for quarterback Ian E-book, who they had been awarded on a waiver declare.

After a fast begin, Taylor struggled within the preseason and had a really powerful time within the preseason finale towards the Dolphins in Miami this previous Saturday.

Earlier Thursday, head coach Nick Sirianni indicated that he hoped to carry Taylor again, presumably on the apply squad. 

“We nonetheless need Davion to be part of this group, we’ll see what occurs,” Sirianni stated. “He’s executed some good issues and made some good performs for it, and hopefully that’s not the final time we work with him.”

Later within the day, Taylor cleared waivers, making him an unrestricted free agent, and by late afternoon he was again with the crew that made him the 103rd decide within the 2020 draft.

Taylor, 24, was incessantly injured throughout his two seasons with the Eagles. He performed in 12 video games with one begin as a rookie and 9 video games with six begins final 12 months earlier than a knee harm ended his season. 

He has 51 profession tackles, one sort out for loss, two compelled fumbles in 282 profession defensive snaps. He’s additionally performed 209 particular groups snaps, largely his rookie 12 months.

 

With Taylor not at the moment on the energetic roster, the Eagles have 4 off-ball linebackers — T.J. Edwards, Kyzir White, Nakobe Dean and Shaun Bradley.

The one different linebacker on the Eagles’ apply squad is Christian Ellis, who missed important time in coaching camp with a hamstring harm however is wholesome now. Ellis, 23, performed at Idaho.

The Eagles’ apply squad is now full at 16 gamers plus Matt Leo, who has a global exception (for the third 12 months).

These on the apply squad earn a minimal of $11,500 per week. They are often elevated to the game-day roster as much as thrice per 12 months, they usually earn a minimum-wage recreation examine of $39,167 for these video games.

It’s uncommon for a participant the Eagles drafted as excessive as Taylor to pop up on the apply squad. For the reason that inception of the NFL apply squad in 1989, the one different participant the Eagles drafted within the first three rounds who was at any level on their apply squad was defensive finish Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, a third-round select of Washington in 2010. 

Te’o-Nesheim was on the Eagles’ apply squad from Sept. 6-Nov. 22 of 2011 earlier than he was signed by the Buccaneers to their energetic roster, and he wound up spending three seasons with Tampa. 

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