Update: The Eagles are signing Zach Ertz to their practice squad.<\/a><\/p>\nWithout Goedert for the last three quarters in Tennessee, the Eagles two tight ends were Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins. As a reminder, rookie Eli Stowers and veteran Grant Calcaterra are both on IR and are not yet eligible to return. And the only other TE in the building is Josiah Deguara, who was added to the practice squad less than a week ago.<\/p>\n
As the Eagles waited to hear word on Goedert, Sirianni on Monday afternoon was asked about the team\u2019s depth at the position.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love where we are in that room,\u201d Sirianni said. \u201cObviously, we had an injury yesterday with Dallas. Eli is out right now. We’re a little banged up there, as you guys know, but I like the pieces that we have there, and we’ll see where we are with Dallas. I don’t want to go anywhere yet until we figure out some things there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know this: Howie (Roseman) will do everything he can possibly do to help this roster in every situation. I’m so appreciative to have a partner (in) Howie \u2026 and I know he’ll do everything he can do if we are without Dallas, but we’ll see where we are. Sometimes it feels like when a position gets banged up a little bit, you see it in waves in certain groups. We’ll see where we are a little later today.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Eagles have previously been linked to a possible reunion with veteran Zach Ertz, which made sense before the Goedert injury and makes even more sense now that Goedert is out. Ertz is 35 now and is coming back from a season-ending injury, but was productive with Washington in 2025. Last year, Ertz had 50 catches for 504 yards and 4 touchdowns just 13 games for the Commanders.<\/p>\n
The Eagles have one spot open on their 53-man roster.<\/p>\n
The Eagles drafted Ertz in the second round in 2013 and he played 8 1\/2 seasons in Philly, making three Pro Bowls and catching the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl LII. He is just 10 catches behind Harold Carmichael on the Eagles\u2019 all-time receptions list; a return would give Ertz a chance to break that record.<\/p>\n
As for Goedert, the good news is that the Eagles expect to get him back this season. After a career-high 11 touchdown catches in 2025, Goedert got off to a great start in 2026. In the opener, he caught 4 passes for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns.<\/p>\n
But the Eagles were playing with fire going into this season with this type of depth. While Mundt is an ideal fit as a TE2 in their 12 personnel package because of his blocking ability, he has never caught 20 passes in a single year and he\u2019s in his 10th NFL season. And Jenkins has 1 career catch in 12 games.<\/p>\n
Howie probably needs to get on the phone.<\/p>\n
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