Eagles add 13 players to practice squad, including Uar Bernard and Joshua Weru

The Philadelphia Eagles released an official practice-squad announcement Monday afternoon, naming 13 players who were added as their initial scout-team and development group. The move is part of the NFL’s built-in evaluation process, when teams use the practice squad to test fundamentals, learn schemes quickly, and create competition across positional groups without committing active-roster spots.

Among the players highlighted in the announcement were Uar Bernard and Joshua Weru, both of whom were featured in coverage as part of the Eagles’ initial (and, as described in the report, incomplete) practice-squad list. The Eagles’ roster-building at this stage is often fluid, with additional signings and adjustments expected as injuries, performance in practices, and matchups against upcoming opponents reshape what a team needs week to week.

The Eagles practice squad matters for more than just depth. It is where teams often place players who can contribute on special teams roles, provide scout-team work against first-team looks, and be ready if a roster vacancy opens during the preseason or later in the season. For younger players, it is also a structured pathway to demonstrate that they can handle NFL speed, playbook detail, and daily consistency.

In addition to the two names cited in the report, the team’s announcement covered a total of 13 players. The coverage emphasized an alphabetical overview by last name, underscoring that the list represents a broad cross-section of positions the Eagles wanted to evaluate early in the practice-squad cycle. While the public-facing description focused on the group size and key names, the underlying purpose is the same across seasons: build a reserve pool that can execute the defensive and offensive plans with minimal drop-off.

For fans, the practical question is how quickly these players can turn practice reps into real role separation. NFL practice squads reward players who learn assignments efficiently and show dependable technique in high-tempo settings. That is especially relevant for teams like Philadelphia, where the coaching emphasis on scheme fit can make small details decisive, from leverage and hand placement to route timing and coverage communication.

The immediate next step for the Eagles is watching how the new group performs in practice across multiple days and looks. Practice-squad players are evaluated continuously, and teams can reshuffle personnel as they refine depth charts and determine which players provide the best combination of learning speed and on-field usefulness. The Eagles’ early list should be treated as a starting point rather than a final roster picture.

Because this report is based on an official team announcement relayed through news coverage, there are limits to what can be verified from the public summary alone. The full context of each player’s practice-squad role, position, and development focus would normally be confirmed through the team’s own transaction or roster listing. For that reason, this update is most reliably read as an early snapshot of Philadelphia’s priorities for camp evaluation.