The Philadelphia Eagles waived veteran long snapper Charley Hughlett on Monday evening, according to an official team announcement.
This is an unexpected development. I suspect there might be some roster chicanery afoot and we could see Hughlett re-signed sooner than later. I feel pretty confident that they’re not going to play their Week 18 game against the Washington Commanders or their playoffs games without a long snapper on the team.
Of course, that’s assuming Hughlett clears waivers, which all players (regardless of prior NFL experience) are subject to following the NFL trade deadline each season.
I’m guessing there isn’t a team out there desperate to add the 35-year-old Hughlett to their roster.
If the Eagles are actually unsatisfied with Hughlett, perhaps they’d look to re-sign Cal Adomitis, who is currently on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad. Or maybe they’d look to bring two-time Super Bowl champion Rick Lovato out of retirement to get him a third ring?!
We’ll soon see what the Eagles do with the newly open roster spot.
