FOXBOROUGH — A little over a week after being released by the Patriots, Marcus Epps will be suiting up for the Eagles in the NFL season opener.

The 29-year-old defensive back landed on Philadelphia’s practice squad and has been elevated for Thursday night’s game against the Cowboys.

Disappointed with his role in Foxborough, Epps reportedly asked to be released, but Mike Vrabel pushed back on that notion in a press conference after cutdown day.

Here’s the full back-and-forth after it was reported that Epps and Kendrick Bourne both asked to be cut:

Q: When players request a release, how do you determine whether to grant that release or say, “Too bad, you’re sticking around?”

Vrabel: “I don’t know who you’re referring to, I guess, specifically.”

Q: [Marcus] Epps and [Kendrick] Bourn

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