PHILADELPHIA - Days after he was a healthy scratch in Detroit the Eagles moved on from veteran linebacker Eric Wilson.The athletic but undersized Wilson had signed a one-year, $2.75M deal with Philadelphia back in March with the idea that hed be the teams three-down linebacker in what Jeffrey Lurie labeled a transition year. The University of Cincinnati product had Cliff Pennington Jersey developed a reputation in Minnesota as a playmaker in coverage who had i sues in run support. The latter turned out to be true over his seven games with the Eagles and the former couldn't make up for those deficiencies.Wilson played 85 percent of the snaps in the season opener against the Falcons, and his playing time decreased steadily from there.MORE:By Oct. 10 in Carolina, defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon went to a more rotational look at LB, utilizing T Santiago Casilla Jersey .J. Edwards and Davion Taylor during perceived run downs while allowing Alex Singleton and Wilson some time in obvious pa sing situations.It became clear that Wilson, however, was No. 4 on the list with Edwards taking the majority of the snaps Khris Davis Jersey in a 44-6 drubbing of the Lions last week. Taylor, a second-year player with extraordinary athleticism, is a player the Eagles want to develop and Singleton remains perhaps the Eagles' most complete LB.Scroll to Continue With Wilson not having a role in the regular defense, special teams became more important and head coach Nick Sirianni noted that Singleton is the ST captain and lauded second-year player Shaun Bradley for his work on Michael Clay's coverage units. We had some guys with Davion developing and doing some good things, we wanted to give him more playing time, Sirianni said. On special teams, when it comes to the backup linebackers, they are such an important Kendrys Morales Jersey part of special teams. Not that Eric didnt play well on special teams or do his job when he was practicing special teams, but Shaun has really flourished on special teams. Wilson ended playing seven games and starting two for the Eagles. He had 43 Sonny Gray Jersey tackles (18 solos) with an interception and a pa s breakup.The Eagles have an opening on the roster now, with a couple of candidates who could potentially fill that spot in tight end Tyree Jackson and running back Jordan Howard.MORE:-