Josiah

Scott

Roby hurt his shoulder in Week 6 against the Jets and could miss a game or two. The 31-year-old joined the Eagles in early October to reinforce a banged-up secondary, but now goes down with his own injury. CB Josiah Scott was signed by the Eagles to fill in while Roby recovers.

The Eagles part with Houston for Scott, 22, a fourth rounder out of Michigan State who played in six games for Jacksonville last year. A Dave Caldwell holdover, Scott profiles as a nickel corner. Houston, meanwhile, played in three games (17 total snaps) for the Eagles in 2020.

The other names include DB Lug Barcoo, DB Josiah Scott and G Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms. All four will need to be cleared by the team’s medical staff before re-joining football activities. Hamilton is expected to fill a depth role along the defensive line after Calais Campbell departed to the Ravens.

About half of the league hasn’t even signed a single one of their incoming rookies with just days until training camp starts. Scott (5'9/185) started all 30 games he played in the B1G, primarily lining up along the perimeter and bouncing inside when the Spartans rotated to nickel packages. Scott allowed one catch or fewer in nearly half his games as a true ‘island’ corner, finishing with 32 passes defended on the 133 targets he faced in coverage. Scott’s limited length (29 3/8" arms) will be an issue against NFL competition — it was against elite collegiate athletes — but his ability to glide in any man-coverage scheme should get him on the field in at least a limited capacity early in his career.

Scott (5'9/185) started all 30 games he played in the B1G, primarily lining up along the perimeter and bouncing inside when the Spartans rotated to nickel packages. Scott allowed one catch or fewer in nearly half his games as a true ‘island’ corner, finishing with 32 passes defended on the 133 targets he faced in coverage. Scott’s limited length (29 3/8" arms) will be an issue against NFL competition — it was against elite collegiate athletes — but his ability to glide in any man-coverage scheme should get him on the field in at least a limited capacity early in his career.