The Philadelphia Eagles are waiving second-year wide receiver Ainias Smith ahead of the NFL roster cuts deadline, according to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

This is a notable departure since Smith was the team’s fifth selection from their nine-player 2024 NFL Draft class. They selected him with a fifth-round pick at No. 152 overall.

Smith seemed to be on the roster bubble. We did not have the Eagles keeping him in our final 53-man roster projection:

Ainias Smith simply hasn’t done enough to justify a roster spot, though maybe the Eagles keep him because they don’t want to give up on the 2024 draft pick and he is capable of returning punts.

Kudos to Howie Roseman for avoiding sunk cost fallacy in this case.

Smith was notably outshined by 2025 undrafted rookie free agent signi

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