The Eagles gave practice squad cornerback D.J. Killings a pay raise, according to ESPN.com’s Field Yates (on Twitter). He’ll now earn a weekly rate that is equivalent to the league minimum paycheck. 
Bumping Killings up to a $27,353/week rate is probably an indication that another team tried to sign him away. It’s not a huge surprise given that he was one of the most talked about undrafted free agents in the 2017 class.
Killings bounced back from an injury-riddled 2015 season to start in all 13 games for UCF last season and had 42 tackles, three tackles for a loss, one sack, and 11 pass break-ups. After he ran a 4.48 40-yard-dash and posted a 37.5 inch vertical jump at his Pro Day, teams started showing real interest. Although he was passed on 250+ times in the draft, several teams tried to sign him in the spring.
Killings landed with the Patriots on a UDFA deal in May that gave him a higher-than-usual $20K guarantee. He did not make New England’s Week 1 roster, but the Eagles stashed him on the p-squad in October. It seems that Killings is a popular target yet again and the Eagles may have to elevate him to the main roster if they want to keep him for the full year.
The Eagles currently have five cornerbacks on the 53-man roster in Jalen Mills, Patrick Robinson, Rasul Douglas, Dexter McDougle, and Ronald Darby. Darby is dealing with an ankle injury, but it is believed that he will be able to return to action after Philly’s bye to face the Cowboys in Week 11.