The NFL is often cruel, and one of the more brutal days on the league calendar arrives Saturday, when teams must reduce their rosters to a maximum of 53 players.
After spring workouts, three weeks of training camp, and four preseason games, a few dozen Eagles will find out they didn’t make the club. It’s a forbidding way to have your dreams dashed, but not as harsh as making the cut only to be told a day later that you’ve been replaced.
A year ago, cornerback C.J. Smith, wide receiver Paul Turner, and defensive tackle Taylor Hart survived Saturday’s guillotine.