ANAHEIM, Calif. — Eagles practice squad defensive tackle Justin Hamilton is heading for an active roster.
Hamilton has been signed by Andy Reid's Chiefs and is likely already on his way to Kansas City.
Hamilton, an undrafted rookie out of Louisiana-Lafayette, had previously spent time on the Eagles' active roster. He began the season on the practice squad and spent the last five weeks there, but in the middle, he was on the 53-man roster. In fact, he played 44 defensive snaps over three games this season.
With Hamilton gone, the Eagles signed DT Winston Craig to their practice squad. Craig, an undrafted rookie from Richmond, was with the Eagles during training camp.
The Eagles also made a couple other moves on their practice squad, cutting Dillon Gordon and bringing back Darrell Greene.
Both Gordon and Greene came in as a part of the rookie class of 2016. Both were with the Eagles during training camp this summer, but Gordon got the practice squad nod over Greene until now.
Really, Gordon has been disappointing. The undrafted former tight end from LSU spent all last season on the Eagles' active roster but didn't make the team this year. And the team was more willing to bring in Taylor Hart and then Will Beatty than give Gordon a shot on this year's active roster.
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It's pretty clear Gordon hasn't made the type of improvement the coaching staff expected.