The Eagles gave running back Chris Polk his freedom Friday when they rescinded their restricted free agent offer sheet, making Polk eligible to sign with any team, a source close to the situation confirmed.
Friday was the deadline for Polk to sign the sheet, the last day he was eligible to get offers from other teams before his rights reverted completely to the Eagles. The Birds, with DeMarco Murray, Darren Sproles and Ryan Mathews all ahead of Polk on the depth chart, didn’t have much of a role to offer Polk. They wouldn’t have minded trading him, but other teams can count, as well, and weren’t giving up anything for a player they were pretty sure would be released at some point.