Eagles cut D-linemen Hargrove and Landri

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Veteran defensive linemen Anthony Hargrove and Derek Landri are the first official surprises of cut day.

Hargrove and Landri both signed with the Eagles as free agents on Aug. 4 and both had very good preseasons. Hargrove can play tackle or end, and Landri is purely a tackle.

Hargrove tweeted the news on his verified Twitter account Saturday afternoon. A source confirmed Landri's release.

Hargrove, 28, overcame drug and alcohol dependency and two NFL-imposed suspensions to win a Super Bowl ring with the Saints in 2009. Hes started 27 games and played in 92 in parts of six NFL seasons with the Rams, Bills and Saints.

Just one day earlier, former teammate and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush tweeted at Hargrove: You look good in that green, bro.

Landri, who started 16 games for the Panthers last year, might have had the best preseason of all Eagles defensive linemen.

The moves augur well for veteran Trevor Laws, who would be the fourth defensive tackle behind Mike Patterson, Cullen Jenkins and Antonio Dixon.

With final cuts down to the regular-season limit of 53 due by 6 p.m., the Eagles still have 11 defensive linemen on the roster.

E-mail Reuben Frank at rfrank@comcastsportsnet.com

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