Philadelphia Eagles sign former Vikings first round pick Lewis Cine off the Bills practice squad ahead of wild card game vs. the Green Bay Packers

The Philadelphia Eagles announced on Wednesday that they have signed S Lewis Cine to their active roster.

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Eagles made a massive announcement: Jalen Hurts returned to practice. Now, for fans of the Eagles, this was the news everyone had been waiting for; after an extended run in concussion protocol,

The Philadelphia Eagles have added former first round pick and former University of Georgia star Lewis Cine to their 53-man playoff roster.

At Georgia, Cine was a first-team All- SEC selection and a third-team All-American in 2021. In his final game for the Bulldogs, he was the Defensive MVP in the National Championship win over Alabama. He had 145 tackles, 16 passes defensed, and two interceptions during his career in college.

The Bills lost a practice squad safety who won a national championship in college and was coached by Deion Sanders in high school.

After his college career, Cine was selected with the No. 32 pick in the 2022 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. In his rookie year, he suffered a lower leg injury that ended his season. After two years in Minnesota, Cine was released before the 2024 season began and was added to the Bills practice squad a few days later.

Cine was Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s first draft pick as Vikings GM in 2022. He was projected to be a fit in Ed Donatell’s defense, which was part of the Vic Fangio system. Cine didn’t crack the initial starting lineup and was primarily a special teams player before suffering a compound leg fracture in London four games into the season.

Stetson Bennett is the third quarterback for the Rams’ NFC Divisional playoff game against the Eagles in Philadelphia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG) RAMS: QB Stetson Bennett, G Justin Dedich, WR Tyler Johnson, S John Johnson III, LB Brennan Jackson, OT Joe Noteboom, OT AJ Arcuri.

Jalen Hurts did not miss a snap despite suffering a knee injury. Tough dude. Lane Johnson was not on the field for victory formation. Fred Johnson took that snap at right tackle.

Here are the Eagles' and Rams' inactives, with analysis... Tanner McKee is the emergency quarterback. The Eagles elevated FB Khari Blasingame and LB Nicholas Morrow for the game. • WR Ainias Smith: Parris Campbell was added to the 53-man roster, so Smith is down.

The Eagles will face the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional round of the playoffs Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.