The Philadelphia Eagles started Tuesday with three former Alabama wide receivers on their roster. They ended Tuesday with two.
Julio Jones and DeVonta Smith remain on the active roster, but Philadelphia has released Cam Sims from its practice squad less than one week after the Eagles signed the pass-catcher.
On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster included three wide receivers who were previously from Alabama. On Tuesday, they had two at the end.
Less than a week after the Eagles signed the pass-catcher, Cam Sims was released from Philadelphia’s practice squad. Julio Jones and DeVonta Smith are still on the team.
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Unexpectedly, the Titans waive a former Alabama prep standout.Sims was added to Philadelphia’s practice squad on Thursday, the team announced.
Sims had been out of the league since the New York Giants cut him from their practice squad on October 10 before he signed with the Eagles.
One wide receiver from Alabama is released by the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Sims has not played during the 2023 season.
In 2022 during his fifth season with the Washington Commanders, Sims had eight receptions for 89 yards while on the field for 328 offensive snaps and 244 special-teams plays in 17 games.
Sims signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as a free agent in March, but Las Vegas released him when it reduced its preseason roster to the regular-season limit of 53 active players on Aug. 29.
Sims joined the Giants on Sept. 4.
After catching 41 passes for 467 yards and two touchdowns in four seasons at Alabama, Sims made Washington’s regular-season roster as an undrafted rookie in 2018. But Sims sustained a season-ending injury on the opening kickoff of the first game.
Sims came back to catch 57 passes for 804 yards and three touchdowns in 54 games over the next four seasons with Washington.
Sims played for Washington in two receiving games with 100 yards. On Nov. 8, 2020, he caught three passes for 110 yards in a 23-20 loss to the Giants, and on Jan. 9, 2021, he had seven receptions for 104 yards in an NFC playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
