Overview
- Steele, who delivered two acrobatic hurdling plays and a go-ahead touchdown against New England, was credited with 117 all-purpose yards and six catches for 84 receiving yards in the preseason game, according to multiple reports.
- The performance has raised his profile with coaches and the public but does not guarantee a roster spot because the Eagles already have established backs such as Saquon Barkley, Tank Bigsby, and Will Shipley.
- If the Eagles cut Steele he would pass through the NFL waiver system where other teams could claim him, and Philadelphia would face the risk of losing him before they could place him on their practice squad.
- Coaches will weigh Steele’s blocking and special-teams ability and whether he can convert into an H-back or fullback role, since positional versatility is a common path for fringe players to make a 53-man roster.
- Steele’s fate now hinges on the Eagles’ final preseason game on Aug. 28 and the upcoming roster cut deadline, with his game tape likely to draw claims or interest from other teams if he is waived.