The Philadelphia Eagles introduced some roster information on Tuesday night. Right here’s an outline:
TE Cameron Latu was signed to a reserve/future contract.
WR Elijah Cooks was launched from the observe squad.
Let’s type by way of this information on a player-by-player foundation.
CAMERON LATU
By signing to a reserve/future contract, Latu is just not eligible to play for the Eagles on this present season. The group is signing him to have on their 2025 offseason roster.
Latu, 24, performed school soccer at Alabama (the place he overlapped with Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith, and a few extra present Eagles gamers) earlier than being chosen by the San Francisco 49ers with a third-round choose (No. 101 general) within the 2023 NFL Draft.
Latu suffered a season-ending knee damage within the 2023 preseason finale that robbed him of his rookie season. The 49ers then lower him previous to Week 1 of the 2024 common season. Latu then spent many of the season on the Cleveland Browns’ observe squad.
Now in Philly, Latu will compete for a depth tight finish job on the 2025 group.
Latu is only one of a number of former 49ers draft picks to signal with the Eagles. The others are presently observe squad members: Tyrion Davis-Worth, Tariq Castro-Fields, and Danny Grey.
Pre-draft scouting report through NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein:
Excessive-hipped pass-catching tight finish with run blocking fortitude to mildew. Latu’s lean legs and angular body aren’t made for drive blocking or neutralizing greater gamers, however he does a pleasant job of sustaining transfer blocks in area. He alters route velocity to open throwing home windows over the primary two ranges. There are some points with focus drops at instances, however he plucks throws with good hand extension when attainable. Latu may have roster attraction as an F tight finish with a median ceiling.
Faculty highlights:
Athletic testing data:
I advocate *not* drafting TE too early when you might have a category with so many prospects who hit the marks for velocity and elusiveness I am on the lookout for.
Solely drafted TEs who did not hit the marks to date are Schoonmaker (low averted tackles) and Latu pic.twitter.com/TvHFPHuHDq
— Kevin Cole (@KevinCole___) April 29, 2023
ELIJAH COOKS
The Eagles solely signed Cooks to their observe squad final week. And previous to final week, they’d solely re-signed Joe Ngata to their observe squad for every week. So, a bit of little bit of a revolving observe squad vast receiver factor occurring.
We’ll see if the Eagles fill their observe squad opening with a brand new signing on Wednesday.
