Riggo's Rag
FanSided

Eagles claim former Washington tight end Caleb Wilson off waivers

By Jacob Camenker

PASADENA, CA - OCTOBER 06: Tight end Caleb Wilson #81 of the UCLA Bruins avoids linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven #25 of the Washington Huskies on a 46 yard pass play in the third quarter of the game at the Rose Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - OCTOBER 06: Tight end Caleb Wilson #81 of the UCLA Bruins avoids linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven #25 of the Washington Huskies on a 46 yard pass play in the third quarter of the game at the Rose Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit

After being released by the Washington Football Team, Caleb Wilson has been claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles.

On Monday, the Washington Football Team made the necessary move to trim their 90-man roster down to 80 with training camp beginning in earnest. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were permitted to have only 80 players in the facility at one time, so many teams elected to make their cuts earlier than the mid-August deadline to do that.

To get to the magic number of 80, Washington had to part ways with four players. One of them was Caleb Wilson.

Wilson, the final pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, joined Washington late in the 2019 season after being signed off the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad. He was a great receiver in college (he averaged 16.1 yards per catch during his final season at UCLA) but fell in the draft because of his thin frame and lack of blocking prowess. But nonetheless, he has upside and was expected to compete for a role in the tight end room or a practice squad spot before his release.

More from Riggo's Rag

Wilson didn’t stay available on the open market for long. The Philadelphia Eagles decided to scoop him up according to multiple reports. So now, Wilson will be suiting up for Washington’s NFC East foe.

In Philadelphia, Wilson will compete for a roster spot in a crowded tight end room. The team already has Zach Ertz, Dallas Goedert, and Josh Perkins on the team, so Wilson will have to push undrafted rookie Noah Togiai for either the fourth tight end job or a practice squad spot.

As for Washington, Wilson’s absence will afford others the opportunity to emerge in an unsettled tight end room. Wilson was already behind young players like Jeremy Sprinkle, Hale Hentges, and evidently, undrafted rookie Thaddeus Moss in his quest to make the roster, so the team should have no shortage of options with upside to fill in the patchwork unit this season.

Next. Rivera won't rule Alex Smith out of QB competition. dark

At the end of the day, this is just a move worth noting in case Wilson turns into anything with Philadelphia. But either way, Washington was ready to move on from him despite their weak tight end room, so it’s unlikely that he would’ve made an impact with the team in 2020.

Home/Commanders News