Overview
- Philadelphia released (waived) running back Carson Steele during roster cutdowns despite his productive preseason showing.
- Steele totaled 193 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns across three preseason games, including a highlight reception and two hurdles in a game against New England.
- Because he has fewer than four accrued NFL seasons, Steele must pass through the waiver process so any team can claim him before he can become a free agent.
- The Eagles cited crowded depth at running back — with Saquon Barkley, Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley ahead of him — and a decision to use the final roster spot elsewhere as reasons they did not keep him.
- Steele’s path to the NFL has included time with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted hybrid fullback/running back and a futures contract with Philadelphia, and his cut raises the real possibility he will land on another roster rather than return to the Eagles’ practice squad.