Bad news: The leading player for the Philadelphia Eagles has been suspended due to the following.

Bad news: The leading player for the Philadelphia Eagles has been suspended due to the following.

Both Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni addressed the media on Tuesday, just after reducing the roster to 53 players. Regarding the recent signing of Isaiah Rodgers, who broke the NFL’s gambling ban, the general manager of the Eagles was questioned.
While Howie Roseman is still in the process of assembling the Eagles’ 2023 roster, it appears that he has already begun work on their 2024 roster.

Cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, who was suspended by the NFL for at least the 2023 season on June 29 for breaking the gambling policy, was signed by the Eagles on Monday. Minutes later, the Colts released him.

Rodgers was placed on the Reserve Suspended list by the Eagles right away. He won’t be compensated and won’t be around the team for the upcoming season. He does not count against the 53-man roster and will not be taken into account when determining the Eagles’ adjusted 2023 salary cap amount of roughly $234.7 million.

The Colts selected Aaron Rodgers in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, and he inked a four-year, $3.44 million contract. This year, he was expected to earn $2.7 million.

Rodgers played in 45 games during his three seasons with the Colts, making 10 starts. In 2021, he had three interceptions; in the previous year, he recovered four fumbles. In 2020, he also had a rookie touchdown on a 101-yard kickoff return.

With an 82.1 Pro Football Focus grade, Rodgers tied for fifth place out of 82 cornerbacks who saw at least 250 snaps in the previous season. His run defense grade of 75.5 was 20th best, and his coverage grade of 81.5 was sixth best.

Before Driscoll transferred to Auburn, 25-year-old Rodgers was a teammate of current Eagles offensive lineman Jack Driscoll during his time as a college football player at UMass in 2016 and 2017.