Eagles Officially Cut 21 Players

The Philadelphia Eagles have begun the process of trimming their roster down to 53 players. Here’s the list of roster cuts up to this point:

1. QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson
2. LB Don Cherry
3. S Blake Countess
4. DT Bruce Gaston
5. LB Quentin Gause
6. LB Najee Goode
7. G Darrell Greene
8. TE Chris Pantale
9. K Cody Parkey
10. S Ed Reynolds
11. CB JaCorey Shepherd
12. DT Aziz Shittu
13. LB Myke Tavarres
14. WR David Watford
15. WR Marcus Johnson
16. C/G Barrett Jones
17. WR Cayleb Jones
18. RB Byron Marshall
19. TE M.J. McFarland
20. DE Jake Metz
21. RB Cedric O’Neal

Bethel-Thompson, 27, originally signed on with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of Sacramento State back in 2011. He has bounced around quite a bit since he entered the league, which includes short stints with the Dolphins, Vikings, Patriots and the 49ers.

Philadelphia signed him to a contract back in February, but elected to cut him loose a few weeks after they used the No. 2 overall pick on Carson Wentz. Although, the Eagles brought him back in July.

Bethel-Thompson has yet to appear in an NFL game.

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Tavarres, 23, wound up signing on with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent out of Incarnate Word back in May. He signed a three-year, $1.62 million contract with the Eagles and was stands to make a base salary of $450,000 for the 2016 season.

During his senior season, Tavarres recorded 110 tackles, 8.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and five pass defenses.