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Reserves impress Chip Kelly

Final cuts are looming on Saturday as NFL rosters must be trimmed to 53.

The Philadelphia Eagles have a number of players on the bubble, just like every other team.

Following the Eagles’ 37-7 victory against the New York Jets in the preseason finale, coach Chip Kelly talked about a variety of subjects, including some of these very players who are on the bubble.

Here is a sampling:

On whether undrafted free agent rookie running back Henry Josey has gotten enough reps: "Yeah, he has. That's why it's a good team to come to if you're an undrafted free agent, you're going to get a lot of looks. I thought Henry made a good statement in the games he had a chance to get in there. He made plays. He came from a similar type scheme from Missouri in terms of running the zone play and things like that. I thought he had a good feel for the game. So I was happy with the production we got out of him today. We had a couple guys banged up, so he probably took the ball more today than we had planned on. But we didn't have a set number on anybody. But all of a sudden, when Kenjon (Barner) and Tuck (Matthew Tucker) went down for a little bit there, we just had to go with the one guy."

On return specialist/wide receiver Damaris Johnson: "The one thing I think with all those guys, and we were talking about it on the head set at the end of the game, there were a lot of guys that really made plays today. I think they made some decisions that we’re going to have to make are going to be difficult. But ultimately we have to get to 53 on Saturday by 4 p.m. So I think he made some really good plays. He's got some versatility. He got in there at running back and made good plays in there. He showed us the skills we know of as a returner. Made a couple big catches across the middle on some of those play-passes when they were playing two deep and we had to work the middle of the field, so I thought Damaris played well tonight and did a really nice job."

On whether he was disappointed running back Chris Polk was unable to play: "We have no control over it. If his leg isn't healthy, he can't go. That's unfortunate for Chris, because I know how much he wants to be out there, but that's the game. He can't do anything about it. He's done everything he can from a rehab standpoint. It's not like he's not doing what he needs to do. He's done everything. I really feel for Chris, because I know how much he wants to be out there."

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