New Headline: Eagles' Goedert Set to Rejoin Team as Lattner & Jurgensen Aim to Thrash Opposition!

Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert (88) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers with tight end Grant Calcaterra (81) during the second quarter in an NFC Wild Card Round game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images After kicking the can on extension talks with Dallas Goedert, the Eagles finally made good on borrowed time Sunday. Agreeing to a one-year deal reportedly worth up to $7 million according to ESPN’s Tim McManus, Goedert’s return represents a favorable outcome for the Eagles considering how few options were left on the free-agency market.

The Eagles also very notably avoided the $20-million cap hit they would have been charged with had Goedert hit free agency after the deadline passed. On Goedert’s side of things, the 31-year-old avoided testing what have been tepid waters for most veteran tight ends this free agency and instead stays where he’s planted plenty of roots. Goedert had a career-high 11 touchdowns in his eighth season with the Eagles last year and could at least in theory hit the market with slightly more momentum next offseason if he manages to go consecutive campaigns without missing time due to injury.

There’s also some significance for Goedert coming back for Year 9. It’s more full seasons than Zach Ertz had with the team and will give him a chance to overtake 11th-place Brent Celek on the team’s all-time receiving list. Goedert’s re-signing served as a natural bookend to the first week of free agency, but there’s plenty of work that remains for general manager Howie Roseman going into the next phase of free agency and into the NFL Draft.

To determine what’s left to come, let’s go through the depth chart to assess the team’s biggest offensive needs. Quarterbacks On roster: Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee Departed: Sam Howell Sam Howell stayed in the NFC East on a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys, leaving the Eagles with a seamless on ramp for a young, developmental quarterback that will likely come through the draft. There’s a possibility McKee garners trade interest once the quarterback dominoes of free agency settle, but even if McKee remains on the roster it wouldn’t surprise me to see the Eagles target a quarterback in the middle rounds of the draft to give themselves a chance at the next McKee.