'Money's Worth!' Eagles Roster Move a Week 1 Winner

Not a problem. Both were brought back to the practice squad and were in uniform thanks to game-day elevations when the team needed them most.

Of course, the Eagles can't keep doing this. Players are allowed to be elevated just three times in a season. After that, teams must place them on their active roster to be able to use them in games.

But this newfound flexibility, not available before COVID, has allowed owners to pay experienced players like Siposs and Covey less than what they would have had teams been forced to operate under the old rules, which would have essentially required them to have those players on the roster (at a much higher salary) from the start.

In the meantime, the Eagles also get to take a longer look at an intriguing prospect like wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus, who for now is on the roster with a salary of $1.2 million. All this while going heavy on their defensive front with a roster imbalance (just three off-ball linebackers and four wide receivers) that would have been considered too extreme to operate with before 2020.

But back to Siposs. ... He might have played his way back onto the active roster for good with the way he performed on Sunday coming off an underwhelming 2022 season and a shaky showing in the Super Bowl.

The Eagles probably want to see him stack some more of these. But at least they have the means to do so for two more games before having to throw extra money at him.

In the end, if he's added to the roster for good, he'll still likely earn less in 2023 than he did in 2022 while presumably giving them more. More for less is always a good business model.