Overview
- The Philadelphia Eagles signed cornerback Isaiah Bolden and released offensive lineman Hollin Pierce on Monday as a corresponding roster move, the team announced.
- Bolden was a 2023 seventh-round pick by the New England Patriots who suffered a serious preseason injury in August 2023, returned to play 14 games in 2024, then spent time on the 49ers’ practice squad and played in the UFL with the Louisville Kings in 2026.
- The timing gives Bolden immediate chances to practice against the Patriots in two joint sessions ahead of their preseason meeting, providing quick evaluation in live, physical work versus his former team.
- Philadelphia made the move to replace practice reps lost to multiple unavailable defensive backs, with Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, Jonathan Jones and Tariq Castro-Fields reported out for the preseason opener.
- Pierce, an undrafted Rutgers product who signed a reserve/future deal after practice-squad time in 2025, was released because the Eagles’ veteran-heavy offensive-line group left him with slim odds to climb the roster and the team needed secondary depth now.