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There are only four teams remaining in the NFL Playoffs with an appearance in the Super Bowl on the line during conference championship weekend. The Philadelphia Eagles are looking to get back to the big game for the second time under head coach Nick Sirianni. They’ve got a home game against the Washington Commanders coming up on Sunday afternoon.
Ahead of the matchup, the Eagles are making a couple of changes to their roster, including the addition of a former Florida State offensive lineman. On Wednesday, Philadelphia announced it was signing tight end Nick Muse to its active roster, opening up room for veteran offensive lineman Cameron Erving to join the practice squad.
Erving has bounced around throughout the season, his tenth in the NFL. He participated in training camp with the Houston Texans and ended up on the team’s practice squad. Erving was released and brought back to the franchise twice before joining San Francisco’s practice squad near the end of November. The 49ers ended up cutting Erving a short time later.
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The Georgia native has had a well-traveled professional career. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. After two years with the Browns, he joined the Kansas City Chiefs and started for eight games as the franchise ultimately defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV.
The Eagles will be the eighth franchise he’s spent time with alongside the Browns, Chiefs, Texans, 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, and New Orleans Saints
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In total, the 32-year-old has appeared in 98 games, with 58 starts, across his time in the NFL.
Erving spent his college career at Florida State under former head coach Jimbo Fisher. He began his time with the program as a defensive tackle before transitioning to the offensive side of the ball. The move paid off in a big way as Erving was a key piece at left tackle and started games at center in 2014.
He was a back-to-back first-team All-ACC selection to conclude his college career. Erving was a starter on the 2023 National Championship team. He also won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy twice which is awarded to the best blocker in the AC
