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.
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.
Sims has not participated in any games in 2023.
In 17 games and 328 offensive snaps during his fifth season with the Washington Commanders in 2022, Sims had eight receptions for 89 yards. He also played 244 special-teams plays.
Sims became a free agent in March and signed with the Raiders of Las Vegas; however, on August 29, the team cut Sims when it cut its preseason roster to 53 players in preparation for the regular season.
The Giants acquired Sims on September 4.
In his four seasons at Alabama, Sims caught 41 passes for 467 yards and two touchdowns. In 2018, as an undrafted rookie, he was added to the Washington regular season roster. However, Sims was injured during the first kickoff of the first game, which ended his season.
Sims returned and spent the following four seasons with Washington, catching 57 passes for 804 yards and three touchdowns in 54 games.Sims played for Washington in two receiving games with 100 yards. In an NFC playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 8, 2020, he had seven receptions for 104 yards in a 32-23 loss, and on November 8, 2020, he caught three passes for 110 yards in a 23-20 loss to the Giants.
