{"id":38618,"date":"2025-10-13T17:26:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T17:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/?p=38618"},"modified":"2025-10-13T17:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T17:26:21","slug":"eagles-release-eli-ricks-and-zadarius-smith-retires-out-of-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/blog\/eagles-release-eli-ricks-and-zadarius-smith-retires-out-of-nowhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles release Eli Ricks and Za\u2019Darius Smith retires out of nowhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Eagles made roster moves today, announcing it on social media: &#8220;We have signed CB Tariq Castro-Fields to the Practice Squad and released CB Eli Ricks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Za\u2019Darius Smith also retired out of nowhere after 11 seasons in the NFL. He posted a message on Instagram. It was his personal decision to retire and had nothing to do with football, according to sources. Who are the sources? Himself. Duh.<\/p>\n<p>Does that mean it&#8217;s Howie Season to bolster the Eagles roster? Can we get rid of that horrible offensive coordinator named Kevin Patullo who couldn&#8217;t playcall his way out of a wet paper bag? Seriously folks, having him call plays for this talented offense is like asking an Arby&#8217;s meat boy to fly a stealth bomber. And I love Arby&#8217;s, but Kevin ain&#8217;t the guy for the job.<\/p>\n<p>Read Za\u2019Darius Smith&#8217;s announcement below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38619\" src=\"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/smithretires.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/smithretires.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/smithretires-130x300.jpg 130w, https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/smithretires-443x1024.jpg 443w, https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/smithretires-768x1774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/smithretires-665x1536.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Eagles made roster moves today, announcing it on social media: &#8220;We have signed CB Tariq Castro-Fields to the Practice Squad and released CB Eli Ricks.&#8221; In other news, Za\u2019Darius Smith also retired out of nowhere after 11 seasons in the NFL. He posted a message on Instagram. 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