On Saturday, the Eagles announced their initial 53-man roster for the 2017 regular season.
![K Caleb Sturgis](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/jocjanbalx4yeu0faqjp.jpg)
K Caleb Sturgis
![P Donnie Jones](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/jqavwcm8i5dwq4n5qta6.jpg)
P Donnie Jones
![QB Nick Foles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/hhpfj6mqh0fmghelymqb.jpg)
QB Nick Foles
![WR Mack Hollins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/urm1jl7bwqmzvtj9iawg.jpg)
WR Mack Hollins
![QB Carson Wentz](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/wftjix6gnhe3vtbz5zzj.jpg)
QB Carson Wentz
![WR Nelson Agholor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/fq7e7bvvaxyhvgaaevrz.jpg)
WR Nelson Agholor
![WR Marcus Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/vjrxlok5zien7l77sepb.jpg)
WR Marcus Johnson
![WR Alshon Jeffery](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/qeqz0v0ehpga4m0if2xo.jpg)
WR Alshon Jeffery
![WR Shelton Gibson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/kqw1traaodaqyvbwkryq.jpg)
WR Shelton Gibson
![CB Patrick Robinson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/rqnarokrgomypfzoaj5u.jpg)
CB Patrick Robinson
![S Rodney McLeod](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ufqumsnd2bzmxozyphmc.jpg)
S Rodney McLeod
![S Corey Graham](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/kvup6jwug0do4ivsa8m0.jpg)
S Corey Graham
![S Jaylen Watkins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/fvqrh7dzlcmxykhu3irp.jpg)
S Jaylen Watkins
![S Malcolm Jenkins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/aauzdlt0gbeskogt5cth.jpg)
S Malcolm Jenkins
![RB Wendell Smallwood](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/viquiawpcpfzxndbfdpb.jpg)
RB Wendell Smallwood
![RB LeGarrette Blount](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/qwulxpejgqmdekonnvqg.jpg)
RB LeGarrette Blount
![RB Corey Clement](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/x8g24ammwgxl62oyuk01.jpg)
RB Corey Clement
![CB Jalen Mills](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/kk9nzydakli7tzdnwnba.jpg)
CB Jalen Mills
![CB Rasul Douglas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/jffapesqzrsstm4puiia.jpg)
CB Rasul Douglas
![RB Donnel Pumphrey](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ppe1wecmxoiaqd0psguj.jpg)
RB Donnel Pumphrey
![CB Ronald Darby](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/liewi4qvwrsqy21tcylv.jpg)
CB Ronald Darby
![CB Dexter McDougle](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/a9vd3snpfymf0orhxaxn.jpg)
CB Dexter McDougle
![S Chris Maragos](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ngf5niz7eqpyy9cgnv69.jpg)
S Chris Maragos
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/i19ite4ncgqmm8nkad68.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![LS Rick Lovato](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/qeyinlscrd4zcxcjfzy5.jpg)
LS Rick Lovato
![DE Steven Means](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ztdfpgpyxjkrkdulmatc.jpg)
DE Steven Means
![LB Najee Goode](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ondaneqrm7ri1e9ijc1k.jpg)
LB Najee Goode
![LB Nigel Bradham](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/m2svcyd8tapmuwalfksk.jpg)
LB Nigel Bradham
![LB Kamu Grugier-Hill](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/gismhzjfraqwcua9jqmy.jpg)
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
![DE Brandon Graham](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/phechxaicjzgp9r1tdge.jpg)
DE Brandon Graham
![DE Chris Long](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/vfhxljt3d8f8u4mdr4zr.jpg)
DE Chris Long
![LB Jordan Hicks](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/gxwbiuqe0sbczxgzvvfa.jpg)
LB Jordan Hicks
![LB Joe Walker](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/lobawiabcadl8iqrklro.jpg)
LB Joe Walker
![G/C Stefen Wisniewski](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ttm9kv0jiwyh5nyb9t33.jpg)
G/C Stefen Wisniewski
![C Jason Kelce](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/fub2dfpisqdissgt6y59.jpg)
C Jason Kelce
![T Lane Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/op71djqf5j3q8kjbkmst.jpg)
T Lane Johnson
![G Chance Warmack](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/rk921r8fofffwlc61nex.jpg)
G Chance Warmack
![T Jason Peters](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ucbuhlaeteynh8sgyyf0.jpg)
T Jason Peters
![T Halapoulivaati Vaitai](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ghbwhfqaka4yjx3wsc9q.jpg)
T Halapoulivaati Vaitai
![G Isaac Seumalo](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/iruqjkb3xyy4crw5hgsm.jpg)
G Isaac Seumalo
![DE Vinny Curry](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/iscnlyny6ms5u8ebnhgi.jpg)
DE Vinny Curry
![G Brandon Brooks](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/fzckzycybtqfnzoolje4.jpg)
G Brandon Brooks
![WR Torrey Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/eun4sz7fayr8ogy2qxs5.jpg)
WR Torrey Smith
![TE Zach Ertz](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/sk3yrx8msqp7vmgam344.jpg)
TE Zach Ertz
![TE Brent Celek](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/om7tpmtbziss2rqsswrk.jpg)
TE Brent Celek
![TE Trey Burton](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/gm2moyc4lqqalpplwfyf.jpg)
TE Trey Burton
![DT Fletcher Cox](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/a0rbvlxkov8ck5rf1iqc.jpg)
DT Fletcher Cox
![DT Tim Jernigan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/zm83ypkl9iehr9vwyvib.jpg)
DT Tim Jernigan
![DT Beau Allen](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/d357ctisr1lnthifo3ai.jpg)
DT Beau Allen
![LB Mychal Kendricks](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/hiaildfv4yzlqym28jpa.jpg)
LB Mychal Kendricks
![DE Derek Barnett](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/acmqbran0j8h7y2zrkoz.jpg)
DE Derek Barnett
![DT Destiny Vaeao](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/favvvhtikzsjrlnnt8xf.jpg)
DT Destiny Vaeao
![DT Elijah Qualls](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/abmjmjw7gmsimlkxxflv.jpg)
DT Elijah Qualls
The Eagles reached the 53-player maximum on Saturday, but along the way ensured that some reserve players will remain in the mix beyond 2017.
Cornerback Dexter McDougle is one of them, as he signed a one-year extension through the 2018 season. Defensive end Steven Means and guard Chance Warmack also signed similar deals.
McDougle was acquired from the New York Jets in a trade last Sunday. He played, coincidentally, against his former team and had three tackles and a pass deflection.
"He's got a skill set to play the nickel corner position. We saw that in his Jet tape, obviously. It's a little bit of a leap of faith because he only played in that one preseason game, but we're looking for guys who can have defined roles and we feel like he can do that. That's why we made the trade," Howie Roseman said.
"We've had in the past, on our good teams, guys dedicated to play that nickel position. P-Rob (Patrick Robinson) has done a good job since he moved in there, but we think Dex has the skill set to do it as well."
A third-round pick (80th overall) in 2014 out of Maryland, the 5-10, 195-pound McDougle played in 20 games for the Jets primarily on special teams.
He rebounded from an Achilles injury that wiped out his rookie season to contribute four tackles on special teams and one tackle on defense in 14 games in 2015. McDougle started 2016 on the Jets' practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on November 12.
A three-year starter at Maryland, McDougle had 151 tackles, six interceptions, 22 passes defensed, and two touchdowns in 39 games (28 starts). He was an Academic All-ACC selection as a senior. Maryland honored McDougle for his leadership despite a shoulder injury in his final year with the inaugural Dexter McDougle Ultimate Team Award.
He played in high school and college with wide receiver Torrey Smith.