Julian Vandervelde (61) beat the odds and made the final 53. He will backup Jason Kelce. Photo by contrastphotography.com

Former first round pick Danny Watkins, an offensive guard out of Baylor did not survive the final cut made by new head coach Chip Kelly.

Watkins has been a disappointment from the day former head coach Andy Reid picked him in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

The Canadian-born player was drafted fourth overall by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in the 2010 CFL Draft, but played out his last year at Baylor University, the 2010 season.

It is unclear if Watkins will continue his career since he will turn 29 in November. the 6-foot-3, 310 pounder did start playing football until he was 22 years old.

The Philadelphia Eagles today announced they have released the following nine players:

T Michael Bamiro
TE Clay Harbor
LB Travis Long
LB Chris McCoy
WR Greg Salas
WR Russell Shepard
S David Sims
RB Matthew Tucker
G Danny Watkins

The Eagles roster now stands at 53 players:

Quarterbacks (3): Matt Barkley, Nick Foles, Michael Vick
Running Backs (3): Bryce Brown, LeSean McCoy, Chris Polk
Wide Receivers (5): Jason Avant, Riley Cooper, DeSean Jackson, Damaris Johnson, Jeff Maehl
Tight Ends (4): James Casey, Brent Celek, Zach Ertz, Emil Igwenagu
Offensive Line (9): Allen Barbre, Todd Herremans, Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce, Dennis Kelly, Evan Mathis, Jason Peters, Matt Tobin, Julian Vandervelde
Defensive Line (7): Fletcher Cox, Vinny Curry, Clifton Geathers, Bennie Logan, Isaac Sopoaga, Damion Square, Cedric Thornton
Linebackers (8): Emmanuel Acho, Connor Barwin, Trent Cole, Brandon Graham, Mychal Kendricks, Jake Knott, Casey Matthews, DeMeco Ryans
Defensive Backs (11): Nate Allen, Colt Anderson, Brandon Boykin, Patrick Chung, Kurt Coleman, Bradley Fletcher, Brandon Hughes, Curtis Marsh, Jordan Poyer, Cary Williams, Earl Wolff
Specialists (3): Jon Dorenbos, Alex Henery, Donnie Jones