Dennis cut but will likely land on practice squad. Photo by Todd Bauders/contrastphotography.com

The Eagles wasted no time with the process of trimming their roster by releasing 12 players this afternoon.

The Birds must trim 10 more players from the 63 that remain on the roster. They can put eight players on a practice squad provided they meet a certain criteria that is largely based on time served in the NFL.

Former QB Dennis Dixon is expected to be invited onto the Eagles practice squad.

Here are the players released today:

DE Everette Brown: The former second-round pick by Carolina at times flashed his pass rushing ability of what could have been. Led Eagles with 4.0 sacks in preseason, which tied for second in the NFL.
DT Antonio Dixon After suffering a hamstring injury early in Training Camp, Dixon was not able to garner much playing time behind a young and impressive group of defensive linemen.
QB Dennis Dixon Former disciple of Chip Kelly at Oregon who was slightly familiar with the offensive system. Was a victim of depth in front of him at the quarterback position.
DE David King The Eagles’ final selection of the 2013 NFL Draft, King played defensive end at the University of Oklahoma. He recorded seven total tackles and two tackles for loss during the preseason.
QB G.J. Kinne Did everything that the coaches asked of him in practice, which included playing special teams. Tulsa product completed both of his passes during the time that he saw this preseason.
T Matt Kopa Kopa, a Stanford graduate, entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers in 2010. The 6-foot-6 offensive tackle was signed by the Eagles off of the New England Patriots practice squad on December 3, 2012.
DE Joe Kruger Rookie seventh-round pick was placed on Injured Reserve with a shoulder injury that he suffered during Thursday night’s preseason finale.
CB Trevard Lindley (Waived with injury settlement). With the injuries at the cornerback position, the 2010 fourth-round pick had an opportunity to earn a spot on the team in the final preseason game, but a right ankle sprain derailed his future with the Eagles.
WR Ifeanyi Momah Size (6-foot-7) had fans excited about the possibilities for the first-year wide receiver. Unfortunately, Momah was not able to show much on the field to separate himself from the rest of the receivers.
WR Will Murphy A former Oregon walk-on who was signed by the Eagles in May 2013. The wide receiver finished the preseason with three catches for 26 yards.
OL Dallas Reynolds Reynolds had bounced between the practice squad and active roster since signing with the Eagles as an undrafted rookie out of BYU in 2009. He started the last 14 games of the 2012 season at center after Jason Kelce tore his ACL against the Baltimore Ravens.
LB Adrian Robinson The Temple product and outside linebacker was acquired by the Eagles via trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers for running back Felix Jones on August 23. Robinson played against the Jets and recorded one tackle.
G Matt Tennant A fifth-round draft choice of the New Orleans Saints in 2010 from Boston College, Tennant was signed by the Eagles on October 23, 2012 after being released by the New England Patriots. Though originally a center, he played offensive guard with the Eagles.

The Eagles media relations department contributed to this article.