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to the practice squad The Philadelphia Eagles announced some changes to their 53-man roster and practice squad on Tuesday morning.First Youth Jay Ajayi Jersey , the Eagles placed injured veteran tight end Richard Rodgers on injured reserve. Rodgers suffered a knee injury during the Eagles’ second preseason game and was expected to miss significant time. Assuming he’s healthy enough, Rodgers will be eligible to return to the roster after Week 8. Keep in mind NFL teams are allowed to return two players from the IR list each season.Still, it’s a shame that Rodgers will be missing time because he gave the Eagles good depth behind Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert. Philadelphia is now counting on Joshua Perkins to fill that third tight end role and contribute on special teams. The Eagles filled their vacant roster spot by re-signing veteran wide receiver Markus Wheaton. Wheaton, 27, looked to be a favorite for the sixth receiver job before getting hurt (hamstring) early in the preseason and eventually losing out to DeAndre Carter. As a vested veteran, Wheaton’s contract will now be guaranteed for the entire season since he’s on the Week 1 roster. The Eagles now have seven receivers on their 53-man roster: Alshon Jeffery, Mike Wallace, Nelson Agholor, Mack Hollins, Shelton Gibson, DeAndre Carter, and Markus Wheaton. Both Jeffery and Hollins did not practice on Monday. Jeffery is expected to be out until Week 3 (at least) while Hollins did say that he intends to play against the Falcons on Thursday Youth Destiny Vaeao Jersey , but we’ll see. The signing of Wheaton seems to indicate Hollins might not be a lock to suit up.If Jeffery and Hollins can’t play against the Falcons, the Eagles will likely start Gibson and Wallace on the outside with Agholor lining up in the slot. Wheaton and/or Carter could get some rotational playing time. This means that, in addition to missing their starting quarterback, the Eagles could be without two of their top four receivers on Thursday night. Not ideal. ...In practice squad news, the Eagles released undrafted rookie free agent Asantay Brown and re-signed 2016 seventh-round pick Joe Walker. Walker is a more experienced player than Brown so that helps boosts the Eagles’ depth at linebacker. Eagles 10-man practice squadLB Joe WalkerRB Josh AdamsTE Billy BrownWR Rashard DavisWR Greg Ward Jr.C Jon TothDE Joe OstmanDT Winston CraigCB Chandon SullivanCB De’Vante Bausby Defensive end is arguably the Philadelphia Eagles’ biggest need heading into the 2019 NFL offseason. Brandon Graham, who turns 31 in April, is going to be a free agent. Chris Long, who turns 34 in March, might retire. Michael Bennett, who turns 34 in November, is also under contract for 2019 but he’s hardly a long-term fixture at the position. Given how important pass rushers are in Jim Schwartz’s attacking scheme (and, really Womens Corey Clement Jersey , in general), you can bet the Eagles will invest serious resources in this area. Howie Roseman might even spend big in free agency. At least, that’s what Tony Pauline of DraftAnalyst.com seemed to suggest in a recent appearance on the Birds With Friends podcast (featuring Bo Wulf and Sheil Kapadia of The Athletic):Pauline offered up this information on his own; he wasn’t asked. It sounded like he knows something about the Eagles’ intentions. It’s not crazy to think Pauline would have some inside information. He helps provide draft coverage for the Eagles’ official website. He’s also offered up some Eagles rumors in the past, including how Philadelphia was considered to be the “front runners” for Byron Maxwell. Sure enough, the Eagles signed Maxwell to a big contract later that offseason.So, assuming Pauline is correct, who could the Eagles be after? Here’s an extensive list of free agent pass rushers, via Rotoworld’s Evan Silva:This list will be trimmed down by contract extensions, franchise tags, etc. It’ll also potentially grow with cap causalities. For now, the list paints a clear picture how there are a ton of quality pass rushers available this offseason. And that’s not even accounting for a 2019 NFL Draft that’s said to be “historically” loaded with defensive line talent. The depth at defensive end could help the Eagles when it comes to re-signing Graham. The bevy of alternative options hurts his leverage.But it didn’t seem like Pauline was talking about Graham. The way he phrased what he said, it seemed like he was talking about other players on the market. If that’s the case Womens Corey Graham Jersey , could the Eagles make a run at top Cowboys pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence? That would require spending a lot of money. How about former No. 1 overall pick Jadeveon Clowney, who did a lot of damage against the Eagles in Week 16?Perhaps Za’Darius Smith, selected by the Ravens in the 2015 NFL Draft, is a name to watch given Joe Douglas’ #BaltimoreBias. Maybe the Eagles get crazy by re-signing Graham and then bringing in another top pass rusher. Again, the Eagles aren’t going to skimp at defensive end. Philadelphia believes in building through the trenches and Schwartz prefers having a deep rotation at the position. In 2017, the Eagles heavily utilized the quarter of Graham, Long, Vinny Curry, and Derek Barnett. Philadelphia led the league in total pressures that season and it ultimately helped them win a Super Bowl with Graham strip-sacking Tom Brady at an incredibly clutch moment.It won’t be surprising to see the Eagles try to further bolster their pass rush this offseason.