Eagles make final cuts to reduce roster to 53

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The Eagles on Saturday released 18 players and reduced their roster to the league maximum of 53. Hereat the moment (remember, they're scouring the list of released players as we speak)are your 2011 Philadelphia Eagles.

For reaction and analysis, see Reuben Frank's story and Ray Didinger's blog post. Remember, nine players were cut Friday.
Quarterbacks (three)
Michael Vick, Vince Young, Mike Kafka
Running backs (four)
LeSean McCoy, Ronnie Brown, Dion Lewis and fullback Owen Schmitt

Cut: Eldra Buckley
Wide receivers (five)
DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Jason Avant, Riley Cooper and Steve Smith.
Cut: Sinorice Moss, Chad Hall and Johnnie Lee Higgins.
Tight ends (two)
Brent Celek and Clay Harbor

Cut: Donald Lee
Offensive linemen (nine)
Jason Peters, Evan Mathis, Jason Kelce, Danny Watkins, Todd Herremans, Winston Justice, King Dunlap, Julian Vandervelde and Jamaal Jackson.

Justice (knee) was activated from reservephysically unable to perform (PUP) list. He also took a pay cut.

Cut: Tackles Ryan Harris (back, injury settlement), Reggie Wells, Fenuki Tupou and Austin Howard, and centerguard Mike McGlynn. Tackle Jose Acuna was released from the reserveleft squad list.

Defensive linemen (10)
Ends: Trent Cole, Jason Babin, Juqua Parker, Darryl Tapp and former CFL standout Phillip Hunt. Parker, like Justice, took a pay cut to remain on the team.

Tackles: Mike Patterson, Cullen Jenkins, Antonio Dixon, Trevor Laws and Cedric Thornton.

Brandon Graham (knee) opens on the PUP list, meaning the earliest he can play is Week 7.

Cut: Daniel Teo-Nesheim, a third-round pick last year, Derek Landri and Anthony Hargrove.
Linebackers (six)Jamar Chaney, Casey Matthews, Moise Fokou, Akeem Jordan, Keenan Clayton and rookie Brian Rolle.
Cut: Greg Lloyd
Defensive backs (11)
Corners: Nnamdi Asomugha, Asante Samuel, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Curtis Marsh, Trevard Lindley and Brandon Hughes.

Safeties: Kurt Coleman, Jarrad Page, Nate Allen, Jaiquawn Jarrett and special teams standout Colt Anderson.
Cut: Cornerback Joselio Hanson and safeties Marlin Jackson and Jamar Adams.

Special teams (three)
Kicker: Alex Henery
Punter: Chas Henry
Long-snapper: Jon Dorenbos

For a look at some of the key cuts, see our blog.

E-mail Andy Schwartz at aschwartz@comcastsportsnet.com.

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