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The move means Michael Vick will not be allowed to practise with the club during the first two weeks of the season.

The Eagles placed quarterback Michael Vick on the exempt/commissioner's permission list on Saturday and cut 17 players to get to the mandatory 53-man limit.

Hank Baskett, right, can't hang on to this pass in the Jacksonville game, but he managed to hang on to a spot on the team as the Eagles cut their roster Saturday to the mandatory 53-player limit.

The Eagles reduced their roster to the opening-day limit Saturday, and to the surprise of many, both quarterback A.J. Feeley and wide receiver Reggie Brown remained on the squad.

Cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu and defensive end Bryan Smith, two mid-round 2008 draft choices, were among the 17 players released by the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, as part of the team's "cut- down day" transactions.

There's always a couple of surprises when the 53-man roster is announced, and predicting those are risky business.

This post is primarily motivated by the continued harping on the "difficulty" of keeping McNabb, Kolb and Vick active on game day.

Eagles coach Andy Reid was interviewed by former Birds linebacker Ike Reese during WIP's Radiothon and Reid hit on a number of points, including his longevity.

There's a pleasant surprise in the midst of all the question marks floating around the Eagles' tight end dilemma, and that's the emergence of rookie Rob Myers out of Utah State.

Rob Myers must be making progress, the Philadelphia Eagles' rookie tight end said with an impish grin Sunday afternoon.

THE Eagles ' newest tight end, Tony Curtis , won't be able to practice fully for a week or so because of a high-ankle sprain.

THE Eagles ' newest tight end, Tony Curtis , won't be able to practice fully for a week or so because of a high-ankle sprain.

Practice was over and Rob Myers was halfway into the locker room on Sunday before he heard a voice beckon from the field.

In two preseason games, Eagles rookie Jeremy Maclin has shown the speed, moves and instincts of a top-rank NFL returner.

There were 48 photographers and TV cameramen at Eagles practice Saturday afternoon, and almost none of them were shooting the most important thing that was going on.

Someone with as much star power -- if not more -- as Michael Vick practiced with the Eagles on Saturday for the first time.

Just came off the practice field here and boy, are my ears ringing. Today's one and only session -- the two-a-days of Lehigh University are over -- was extremely loud.

At some point, it might behoove the Eagles to take a break from bringing in quarterbacks and worry about a different position, such as tight end.

Mike's first Eagle practice: media circus and fan outrage.... The good news is, at least we're talking about a different Michael for a change... and although the Vick story has knocked the King of Pop saga to the back pages, the circus-like media coverage remains the same, as every TV, radio, internet and print network in the world has seemingly ...

Amid the breaking news that Michael Vick became an Eagle on Thursday night, there was also a preseason game against the New England Patriots at Lincoln Financial Field.