The Philadelphia Eagles had a strong roster at training camp. That was confirmed Monday through waiver wire claims for other teams.
NFL insider Tom Pelissero tweeted a picture of the full list of waiver wire claims from Monday. The list included four players the Eagles cut Sunday landing with other team.
Two of those players were offensive tackles — Cameron Williams and Myles Hinton. The Atlanta Falcons claimed Williams while the Cincinnati Bengals landed Hinton.
The Indianapolis Colts claimed waived Eagles defensive back Kapena Gushiken. Finally, veteran tight end Cameron Latu landed with the New England Patriots on waivers.
All four of those players could have been practice squad candidates for the Eagles. Instead, they will continue the 2026 NFL seasons elsewhere.
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Within the past couple days, the Eagles experienced the blessing and the curse of having a deep roster.
With their strong depth, the Eagles are ready to contend for third consecutive NFC East title and fourth in five years. No team has put together that kind of run in the division since the Eagles won four division crowns in a row from 2001-04.
But because of the depth of the roster, Philadelphia waived players the organization would have preferred to keep. Four of those players were apparently better than what other teams already had on their 53-man roster.
At offensive tackle, Williams and Hinton were expendable with the Eagles returning both of their starters — Lane Johnson at right tackle and Jordan Mailata on the left side. Philadelphia also had swing tackle Fred Johnson come back this offseason and added massive right tackle Markel Bell. The Eagles grabbed Bell in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
With the Falcons, Williams could help replace right tackle Kaleb McGary, who retired in April. Veteran Jawaan Taylor is expected to start for Atlanta at right tackle in Week 1.
In Cincinnati, Hinton could be Cincinnati’s swing tackle. The Bengals are projected to start Orlando Brown Jr. at left tackle and Amarius Mims on the right side. Cincinnati also has right tackle Javon Foster on the roster.
DB Kapena Gushiken, TE Cameron Latu Claimed Off Waivers
Offensive tackle was hardly the only place where the Eagles had too much depth.
Philadelphia began the offseason with a very shallow group at tight end. But then to combat that problem, it seemed like general manager Howie Roseman just kept adding tight ends.
Four made the roster Sunday — Dallas Goedert, Johnny Mundt, Eli Stowers and E.J. Jenkins. One of the tight ends left off the roster, Latu, landed in New England.
The San Francisco 49ers drafted Latu in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. But he didn’t make his NFL debut until last season with the Eagles. Latu exclusively blocked on offense and covered kicks on special teams. In 15 games, he posted 11 combined tackles.
Finally, the Colts claimed Gushiken, who was an undrafted free agent for the Eagles this past spring. Gushiken will have a chance to make his league debut in Week 1 as an undrafted player.
It’s unfortunate the Eagles won’t be able to retain those four players. But all of their claims together is a very clear indication of how strong the Philadelphia roster was over the summer.
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