the Eagles have trimmed their roster from 90 players to a league mandated 53 ahead of the season opener against the Packers with over 35 players getting released or weighed it opened up an opportunity for some players to switch uniform numbers after Zack mcferson said goodbye to Philadelphia talented rookie and number 22 overall pick quinan Mitchell swooped in and snatched the number 27 Mitchell wasn't alone as former Clemson star running back will Shipley switched from the number 39 to number 28 like Mitchell Shipley's new number became available after Philadelphia waved cornerback Josh job and didn't resign him to the practice squad