Eagles cut Trevor Keegan and Tristin McCollum; claim offensive lineman Willie Lampkin
Keegan, a 2024 fifth-round pick, was axed a day after making the initial 53. The 5-foot-11, 279-pound Lampkin flashed at center in Rams training camp but is nursing knee and ankle injuries.
Even after the cutdown deadline, Howie Roseman continued to tweak the Eagles’ roster on Wednesday.
The Eagles general manager claimed center/guard Willie Lampkin off waivers from the Los Angeles Rams, according to the waiver wire. Additionally, Roseman brought back long snapper Charley Hughlett to the 53-man roster.
In corresponding moves, Roseman waived offensive lineman Trevor Keegan and safety Tristin McCollum.
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Lampkin went undrafted out of North Carolina in 2025 and signed with the Rams. The 5-foot-11, 290-pound offensive lineman had a stellar preseason debut, mustering four pancake blocks on Dallas Cowboys defenders. In 28 snaps at center and four at left guard (nine pass-blocking snaps total), Lampkin did not allow a single pressure, according to Pro Football Focus.
The following week against the Los Angeles Chargers, Lampkin suffered knee and ankle injuries. Coach Sean McVay estimated that Lampkin, 23, would miss a few weeks as a result. The Rams waived him Tuesday at the cutdown deadline with an injury designation.
Lampkin figures to develop under the tutelage of Jeff Stoutland as a depth interior offensive lineman. The Eagles have been in the process of identifying a backup center behind Cam Jurgens, a role that previously was held by Landon Dickerson. Once healthy, Lampkin could make his case for that gig.
Hughlett joined the Eagles this offseason after 10 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. While Hughlett dealt with a neck injury during training camp, the team gave no indication that the 35-year-old long snapper had lost his job.
Keegan, the Eagles’ 2024 fifth-round pick out of Michigan, was one of 11 offensive linemen to make the initial 53-man roster. While he had served as a developmental guard with the Eagles over the past year, he also had begun to learn duties at center and took snaps in that role throughout training camp and in the preseason.
However, the emergence of other depth players along the offensive line likely made Keegan expendable on the initial 53. Drew Kendall, the Eagles’ fifth-rounder this year out of Boston College, has been on track to take over at backup center. Matt Pryor, who returned to the Eagles this offseason in free agency, is the likely backup guard on game days.
Brett Toth, the jack-of-all-trades depth offensive lineman, made the initial 53, too. He had taken a number of starting reps at left guard in place of the injured Dickerson at the end of training camp.
McCollum, an undrafted free agent out of Sam Houston State in 2023, had made the Eagles’ initial 53-man roster in each of the last two seasons. In 2024, he was the third-string safety behind C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Reed Blankenship while Sydney Brown worked his way back from an ACL injury.
McCollum played in 14 games last season (two starts) and registered two pass breakups and 33 tackles.
If Keegan and McCollum clear waivers, they could be candidates to return to the practice squad. The Eagles currently have two vacancies on the 16-man practice squad, not including a 17th spot for an International Player Pathway program participant.