The Philadelphia Eagles released offensive lineman William Dunkle and SAM linebacker Ali Fayad on Sunday, according to an official team announcement.
This news comes a couple days before the Eagles are required to trim their roster down to 85 players prior to 4:00 PM Eastern on Tuesday, August 16. The Birds currently have 89 players under contract but Matt Leo’s exempt status makes the roster count 88. Thus, the Eagles must soon make three more moves.
Dunkle and Fayad getting cut isn’t very surprising. Billy Dunks really struggled; he was arguably the most outmatched player in camp.