K Alex Henery among 19 released by Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles have released 19 players, including kicker Alex Henery.

Rookie Cody Parkey was impressive in a 37-7 win over the Jets on Thursday night, nailing kicks from 54, 53 and 25 yards and making Henery, the incumbent since 2011, expendable. Henery was 1 of 3 in the preseason after a poor performance in a 26-24 playoff loss to New Orleans.

Also among those released were cornerbacks Curtis Marsh and Roc Carmichael, both of whom were on the 2013 roster, running backs Matthew Tucker and Henry Josey, and wide receiver Damaris Johnson.

Wide receiver Arrelious Benn is headed to injured reserve for the third straight year and second with the Eagles with a lower back injury. Linebacker Travis Long is also headed to IR with a torn ACL.

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