Finally a Deal, Born Out of Necessity
Bringing Back Dallas Goedert Wasn’t Just a Must for Eagles.
Being an NFL tight end can be an isolating experience. You are out on an island — asked to block, to catch, and in Philadelphia, even be a part of the Tush-Push. Some of the best tight ends in the league — Travis Kelce, George Kittle, and Mark Andrews — work well in their respective offenses and alone at tight end.
Dallas Goedert is every bit as good as those tight ends.
The Eagles and Dallas Goedert have come to a restructured deal worth $10 million. Giving Goedert help in what he was asking for wasn’t just necessary for the Pro Bowl Tight End.
It brings a key piece of the Eagles’ offense back for the 2025 season, helping to restore a dominant rushing and passing attack that took the league by storm during the 2024–2025 season.
Sure — powerhouse tight end duos have happened before. As depicted in the FX Series Aaron Hernandez: An American Sports Story, both he and Rob Gronkowski were the first pair of tight ends on the same team in NFL History to catch at least five touchdowns in back-to-back seasons. Or that 2011 season, when the Carolina Panthers had Jeremy Shockey and Greg Olsen. And let us not forget — the four seasons where the Eagles had Zach Ertz and Goedert.
PHOTO: Geoff Burke/Imagn Images
But as all great NFL tight ends do, Dallas Goedert wanted to be the #1 tight end in Philly when he was drafted out of the University of South Dakota State in 2018— and Zach Ertz was sent to Arizona in 2021. At the end of 2023, the Eagles could have brought Zach Ertz back, but they did not. This past January, Zach Ertz had a good night with eleven passes for 104 yards at Lincoln Financial Field against the Eagles.
For the Eagles, re-signing a veteran like Goedert, who only knows that offense, but is already one of the top tight ends in the NFL, makes all the sense in the world.
It is backed up by the knowledge that the Eagles couldn’t have gone after top tight end talent in the NFL Draft like Colston Loveland from Michigan and Tyler Warren from Penn State and wanted to go after other position needs and passed also on Elijah Arroyo from Miami, Mason Taylor from LSU, and Terrance Ferguson from Oregon.
For Goedert, who could have undoubtedly gotten more money elsewhere, the deal makes even more sense. He gets the opportunity to rejoin one of the most prolific offenses in the NFL, with a chance to produce and contribute to another championship.
The restructuring is a win for both the Eagles and Dallas Goedert.
PHOTO: Geoff Burke/Imagn Images
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