Taking a closer look at Eagles’ TE2 competition in 2024 training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
We’re getting close to Eagles training camp 2024 so we’re taking a look at some notable camp competitions.
Dallas Goedert returns for his seventh NFL season in 2024. He’s been one of the better tight ends in the NFL in recent years but injuries have prevented him from being recognized as one of the best.
We’ll see if Goedert can manage to play a full season this year.
His spot on the depth chart is certainly not in question. But that TE2 job is after Jack Stoll left in free agency to join the Giants this offseason. Stoll didn’t have a ton of production catching the football but he did play over 1,300 snaps with the Eagles in his three years with the team.
The Eagles were in 12 personnel (two tight ends) for 20% of their snaps last season and that could see an uptick under new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. So this TE2 job is relatively important.
Here are the candidates:
C.J. Uzomah
Age: 31
Experience: Year 10
Size: 6-6, 262
The former fifth-round pick has played in 106 games with 82 starts in his NFL career. He has had two seasons with over 400 receiving yards with the most recent one coming in 2021 with the Bengals. After seven years with Cincinnati, Uzomah played the last two years with the Jets. In 2023, he played in 12 games (8 starts) and had 8 catches for 58 yards and 1 touchdown. If Uzomah wins the TE2 job, though, it’ll likely be because of his ability as an inline blocker. He’s a bigger bodied tight end and could be the blocker the Eagles want in 12 personnel.
Grant Calcaterra
Age: 25
Experience: Year 3
Size: 6-4, 240
Calcaterra is set to enter his third season with the Eagles. The 2022 sixth-round pick has been the Eagles’ TE3 the last two years but hasn’t gotten a ton of opportunities. He has a total of 9 catches for 120 yards in his first two NFL seasons. He’s known as more of a pass-catching threat and in the spring was…
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Publish date : 2024-07-10 11:00:00
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