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Lewis Cine is heading to playoffs — however he’ll play for the Philadelphia Eagles, not the Buffalo Payments.
Lewis Cine Joins third Crew in 4 Months
The Eagles stole Cine, a former Minnesota Viking, from the Payments’ follow squad on Wednesday, and per the stipulation of the follow squad pilfer, Cine will be a part of the Eagles’ 53-man roster.
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The Eagles’ essential social media account tweeted, “We have signed DB Lewis Cine to the active roster and have opened the practice window for DT Byron Young.”
Cine final made headlines in October when the native Buffalo media reported he would swap from security to linebacker. However he performed no common season defensive snaps, so it’s unclear if Cine will play security or linebacker in Philadelphia.
The Eagles host the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Sunday in a Wildcard playoff showdown, and these are the workforce’s safeties with Cine within the combine:
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
Reed Blankenship
Sydney Brown
Tristin McCollum
Lewis Cine
Andre’ Sam (Follow Squad)
Mekhi Garner (Follow Squad)
James Bradberry (IR)
Minnesota drafted Cine as a security from Georgia within the 2022 NFL Draft, the primary choice of the Kwesi Adofo-Mensah period. Cine didn’t win a starter’s job out of the gate in 2022 and, quickly after, broke his leg in London. The grotesque damage mandated a protracted restoration, though Cine was again in motion by the beginning of the 2023 common season. The issue? Minnesota’s security room was deep sufficient with out the Georgia alumnus, using full-time roles for Smith, Bynum, and Metellus.
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Put bluntly — Cine was not wanted on the present Vikings roster, nor was he final 12 months. The Vikings had “too many” good safeties.
Cinelater flashed in a preseason recreation final August, terrorizing a number of Browns reserve gamers. His 53-man roster inventory soared, at the very least in response to keen followers who needed him to succeed. Many believed he’d make the 53-man roster. He was waived quickly after.
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All advised as a Viking, Cine appeared in 10 video games and recorded simply 10 defensive snaps. He had one deal with in his Vikings profession.
Cine initially expressed curiosity in becoming a member of the New York Jets roster however reversed course and signed with the Payments. He lived on Buffalo’s follow squad in 2024 and solely performed a handful of particular groups snaps.
Now, there’s a path for Cine to see playoff snaps, if solely on particular groups.
The Eagles additionally make use of former Vikings gamers Khari Blasinggame (FB, PS), Dallas Gant (LB, PS), and Parry Nickerson (CB, PS).
Philadelphia is favored to defeat Inexperienced Bay by 4 or 5 factors.
Cine will flip 26 subsequent autumn.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his every day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options friends, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple workforce, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as intently because the NFL.
All statistics supplied by Professional Soccer Reference / Stathead; all contractual data supplied by OverTheCap.com.
