Eagles sign 14 players to the practice squad, including rookie QB Kyle McCord

After clearing waivers, Kyle McCord is back with the Eagles. The rookie quarterback was one of 14 players signed to the practice squad Wednesday.

The Eagles waived 29 players on roster cutdown day Tuesday. None of them was claimed by another NFL team, meaning the Eagles’ practice squad has plenty of familiar faces.

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McCord’s fate was sealed over the weekend, when the Eagles traded for veteran Sam Howell, a move Howie Roseman said Tuesday would have been made regardless of the injury status of Tanner McKee (fractured thumb). The Eagles wanted an upgrade at QB3 and have it in Howell, but McCord passing through waivers and joining the practice squad keeps him in the room. The Mount Laurel native was a sixth-round pick by the Eagles in April’s draft out of Syracuse.

“I think he did some good things and promising things through camp,” Nick Sirianni said Tuesday. “Obviously, we liked him enough to draft him onto this football team.”

McCord was on the field Wednesday afternoon as the Eagles went through their first practice following roster cuts.

The Eagles signed 14 players to the practice squad Wednesday. They are allowed to have 17. Two players who were waived Wednesday, offensive lineman Trevor Keegan and safety Tristin McCollum, likely will end up back on the practice squad if they clear waivers.

The initial 14-player practice squad, comprised entirely of players who were with the Eagles in camp, is as follows:

The Eagles also reportedly signed former Notre Dame running back Audric Estime to the practice squad, according to Fox Sports. Estime was a fifth-round pick by the Denver Broncos last year and was waived this week.