Vick Placed On Exempt List As Eagles Get To 53

To get to the league-mandated 53-man roster limit by Saturday's 6 PM deadline, the Eagles have made the following moves ...

The Eagles waived ... CB Trae Williams, CB Jack Ikegwuonu, DE Bryan Smith, DE Josh Gaines, LB Tank Daniels, FS Reshard Langford, WR Danny Amendola, RB Lorenzo Booker, C Dallas Reynolds, G Paul Fanaika, G Mike Gibson, TE Rob Myers, FB Marcus Mailei and FB Kyle Eckel. These players are now subject to waivers.

The Eagles released ... DT Dan Klecko, LB Matt Wilhelm and TE Matt Schobel. These players are now unrestricted free agents.

The Eagles placed QB Michael Vick on the Exempt/Commissioners Permission List. He will not be able to practice as long as he's on this list. He is eligible to play in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Eagles placed OT Fenuki Tupou on injured reserve.

No real surprises here.

DE Bryan Smith a 3rd round pick from last year just got flat out played by Jason Babin. I never liked the Smith pick, because he was too undersized to ever be a starting DE in the NFL.

Lorenzo Booker was traded for a 4th round pick last year, and he has been a complete bust. He doesn't run well, he has bad hands, he can't block, and he can't play special teams. Booker has no purpose on this team.

Kyle Eckle lost his job when the Eagles signed Leonard Weaver. Good kid, but the Birds only keep 1 full back.

Josh Gaines, Danny Amendola, and Jack Ike are good practice squad candidates. Amendola played really well in the preseason, and may even get picked up by another team. He just got lost in the numbers game at WR.

The rumored deal of AJ Feeley to the Patriots did not happen. I heard Reggie Brown possibly being in the mix, and the Eagles wanting a tight end were offered Alex Smith. The deal did not happen, and now the report is the deal is near dead. Brown, Feeley, and Smith made the final cuts, and for now remain with their team. There still might be a trade in the works with other teams though. Look out for that.