Eagles add to OL, cut 10 players

Friday September 3, 2010 • 1 Comment 

On a day where the Eagles trimmed their roster it was an addition that is grabbing headlines. The Birds plugged a hole today when they traded an undisclosed draft pick to the Arizona Cardinals for offensive lineman Reggie Wells.

Wells (29) started all 16 regular-season and both playoff games for the Cardinals last season. During his seven years with Arizona, he started all 16 regular-season games in six out of seven seasons, losing the final half of 2005 to a broken ankle. Since then, he’s started 70 consecutive games. Seventy-eight of his 104 career starts, were at left guard.

Wells will be inserted into the starting lineup in place of Stacey Andrews, who has been a major bust since signing a six-year $38 millions contract last season. Andrews likely will be kept on for depth, meaning ax-Jean Gilles, Fenuki Tupou and King Dunlap are all in increased jeopardy of making the final roster.

In other roster moves, the Eagles placed DE Victor Abiamiri on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list, which means the fourth-year defensive end is not eligible to play in the team’s first six regular-season games.

Cut on Friday were: RB J.J. Arrington, WR Dobson Collins, DE Pannel Egboh, TE Nate Lawrie, RB Martell Mallett, T Jeraill McCuller, CB David Pender, CB Geoff Pope, DT Boo Robinson and S Anthony Scirrotto.

The roster now stands at 65 players meaning the team has until tomorrow to cut the final 12 members.



Winston Justice, how far you have come

Tuesday November 24, 2009 • Leave a Comment 

Entering the 2008 season, Eagles fans got shivers whenever the name Winston Justice came up. Thoughts of his 2007 performance against the Giants where he allowed Osi Umenyiora to get to Donovan McNabb seven times were imposible to forget. Although some of the blame had to go to Andy Reid for putting the second-year player making his first career spot in that position in the first place, Justice was immediately labeled a bust.

Today he is labeled a multi-millionaire.

ESPN’s Adam Sheftler is reporting that the Eagles have inked Justice to a four-year deal worth $18 million, including a $6 million signing bonus.

Two years later Justice has turned into a quality lineman, playing a variety of positions before settling in as the Eagles starting right tackle. Justice was set to become a free agent at season’s end, so the move helps solidify an offensive line that saw an overhaul this year when veteran tackles Jon Runyan and Tra Thomas were not resigned and Jason Peters and Stacey Andrew were brought in.

Andrews has been a major disappointment, while Peters has performed well, but has had problems staying on the field.

Then there is Justice who proves his doubters wrong game-after-game.

If you are in need of a feel-good story, look no further than Justice. No one will be labeling him a bust anymore.