Some encouraging news on the Dallas Goedert front.
Howie Roseman said Tuesday at the Combine in Indianapolis that he plans to meet with Goedert’s agent this week as the Eagles try to determine if they can afford to keep the veteran free agent tight end.
Goedert is due to become a free agent for the second straight offseason after playing in 2025 on a one-year, $10 million contract.
What’s his value now? He had a better year in 2026 than in 2025 and stayed relatively healthy, missing just one game with an injury after missing seven last year and 22 from 2020 through 2024. But he’s also one year older having turned 31 last month.
Goedert has said he wants to be here, and the Eagles clearly want him back. They don’t even have another legit tight end under contract. Whether the two sides can agree on a number remains to be seen.
“Tremendous player and person for the Philadelphia Eagles,” Roseman said Tuesday at the Indiana Convention Center. “I’m really glad we were able to figure it out and bring him back to Philadelphia this year and for this season and tremendously productive for us. Just a huge asset for our offense to have him on our football team.”
In his eighth season as an Eagle, Goedert caught 60 passes for 591 yards and led all NFL tight ends with 13 touchdowns, including two in the postseason. Since his rookie year in 2018, Goedert’s 409 catches are 7th-most in the NFL and his 4,676 yards and 35 touchdowns are 5th-most.
Goedert’s 56 postseason catches are the most in Eagles history, and his 595 yards trails only DeVonta Smith’s 665. Only Hall of Famer Harold Carmichael, with six, has more postseason touchdowns in Eagels history than Goedert’s five.
Goedert has the 7th-most catches by a tight end in NFL postseason history, the 10th-most yards and the 5th-most touchdowns.
Along with Jaelan Phillips, Reed Blankenship and Nakobe Dean, Goedert is one of four prominent Eagles set to hit free agency in two weeks.
Where does Goedert fit into the Eagles’ plans?
“We’ve got to put the whole puzzle together,” Roseman said. “And so to sit here, we’ve got a lot of other free agents, too, (it’s hard to) say, ‘Hey, we’re definitely going to get this guy back.’
“But, you know, we’ll certainly sit down with his agent here over the next couple of days and have a conversation. Very appreciative of Dallas Goedert.”
Goedert, Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata, Jake Elliott and Brandon Graham are the only players from the 2018 team who were still with the Eagles in 2025.
Nick Sirianni spoke highly of Goedert on Tuesday and what a great fit he has been for the Eagles over the years.
“I think it’s always important that tight ends are able to create mismatches in the past game vs. some of the different guys that they get in the inside coverages,” he said. “You know, it’s been it’s been our case in the past that they’re great yards-after-catch guys. I think you’ve seen that with Dallas and how phenomenal he is with the ball and his hands and how difficult it is to bring him down.
“And then being able to be effective in the run game, you know, we’ve been in the top 10 and top five in rushing obviously in all the years but this year, and it’s important that they’re highly involved in that and being able to block tough matchups with the defensive ends or or linebackers or whoever it may be.”
Goedert had the 15th-highest average annual salary of all NFL tight ends this year and ranked 10th in catches and 14th in yards.