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Eagles Release Jeff Garcia, Bring Back Jeremiah Trotter

Jeff GarciaComing off an easy victory in Kansas City, the Eagles have made a pair of roster moves involving big names. Jeff Garcia, who was brought in as quarterback depth after Donovan McNabb fell injured, has now been released. In a corresponding move, the Eagles have brought back linebacker Jeremiah Trotter for a third stint in Philadelphia.

The move to release Garcia isn't all that shocking. The Eagles lost McNabb after Week 1. At the time, Michael Vick was still suspended and Kevin Kolb had never started an NFL game. Now, Vick is back and Kolb became the first player in NFL history to throw for over 300 yards in each of his first two career starts. Plus, with a bye this week, it's likely McNabb will be ready to start in Week 5. There was simply no need to carry four quarterbacks.

It will be interesting to see where Garcia lands -- and you know it will be somewhere. He would be an upgrade as a backup for many teams, and several could use him as a starter almost immediately -- Cleveland, Oakland, Tampa Bay ... maybe even Miami, St. Louis or Carolina. That's all conjecture at this point, though.

With Trotter, the Eagles have a need for linebacker depth after having lost Stewart Bradley to a knee injury. With the quarterback situation finally settling itself, they had more of a need on the defensive side of the ball. Trotter was a solid player in two different stints for the Eagles. He hasn't played since 2007, but he's only 32. He has battled injury woes throughout the later part of his career, but when he's healthy, he's productive -- as evidenced by his four Pro Bowl trips for the Eagles.

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