August 14, 2023   2 MIN READ

Bradley To IR

Birds Ink DT To Replace LB's Loss

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The Eagles on Monday placed fourth-year linebacker Shaun Bradley on Injured Reserve.

Bradley tore his Achilles in Saturday’s preseason opener against the Ravens, and was carted off the field.

Later, he posted a message on his social media account:

Bradley, a former Temple standout, has mainly performed on special teams  during his three-year career. He played 80% of special teams snaps last year without seeing a single snap on defense.

The 26-year-old New Jersey native’s standing with the club was in jeopardy this summer, as he faced an uphill climb to grab one of the last roster spots for linebackers behind Nakobe Dean, Nic Morrow, Christian Elliss, and veteran newcomers Zach Cunningham and Myles Jack.

Shaun Bradley

GETTY IMAGES: Eagles fourth-year LB Shaun Bradley was carted off the field with an Achilles injury Saturday night.

Also in the mix is undrafted free agent Ben VanSumeren, who would be a special-teams performer if he made the 53.

To fill the roster void, the Eagles signed defensive tackle Olive Sagapolu, a 6-foot-2, 330-pound interior lineman who played collegiately at Wisconsin who has signed with three different NFL organizations – Packers, Lions and Falcons – but has never appeared on a 53-man roster and most recently played for the USFL’s Pittsburgh Maulers.

– Geoff Mosher (@geoffmoshernfl) is co-host of the “Inside the Birds” podcast and staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.

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Geoff Mosher is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the Eagles, the NFL and other college and pro sports across several different multimedia platforms. He is co-host of the acclaimed Inside the Birds podcast, the leading podcast for intel on the Philadelphia Eagles, and co-host on 97.3 ESPN's drive-time show. He has also hosted on Philadelphia's sports-talk station, 94.1 WIP and 97.5 The Fanatic. Geoff was the lead Eagles Insider from 2012-2015 for NBC Sports Philadelphia, where he wrote for the website and appeared daily on the station's TV shows, including Quick Slants, Philly Sports Talk, Eagles Pregame/Postgame Live and Eagles Extra. Prior to joining NBC Sports, Geoff worked the Eagles beat from 2005-2012 for the Wilmington News Journal, where he broke several major news stories and also won an Associated Press Sports Editors award under the category of Breaking News for his coverage of the sudden death of Phillies play by play broadcaster Harry Kalas. Geoff has appeared on ESPN's SportsCenter, NFL Network, NBC Sports Network, FOX29, 6ABC and has conducted interviews for Sirius/XM NFL radio and countless other radio stations across the country.

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