India, Sept. 24 -- The Philadelphia Eagles made crucial moves involving CB Jakorian Bennett, WR Darius Cooper, and OLB Nolan Smith ahead of their Week 4 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Wednesday, the team placed all three players on injured reserve. Nick Sirriani and co also signed Marcus Epps, TE Cam Latu, and CB Parry Nickerson to the active roster and three other players to their practice squad.

LB Lance Dixon, DB Eli Ricks, and WR Quez Watkins are the latest additions to the Eagles' practice squad.

Watkins, a sixth-round pick in 2020, is the most notable returnee. Over four seasons with the Eagles, he logged 647 receiving yards in 2021, his career best. Dixon, undrafted out of Toledo, had previously been waived on roster c...