For the first time in recent memory, final cuts won't be on Labor Day weekend. Instead, they'll take place on Tuesday, Aug. 31, a full 12 days before the first Sunday of Week 1. https://t.co/HpiaBJiSG1
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) May 26, 2021
As the Eagles head towards their first training camp under new head coach, Nick Sirianni, the NFL just announced that there will be three cutdown dates to end training camp, instead of the standard two.
NFL teams are currently allowed to carry 90 players during OTAs and minicamps, and the league just announced that the roster expansion will continue well into training camp.
This summer there will be three separate cutdown days coming in August.
The Eagles will have to trim the roster from 90 to 85 players on Aug. 17, then to 80 players on Aug. 24, and finally to 53 players on Aug. 31.
The regular season will begin on Thursday, Sept. 9 with the Buccaneers facing the Cowboys, while Philadelphia will kick off their season on Sunday, Sept. 12 against the Falcons.
Here’s how the new cutdown dates will impact the Eagles.