10:10pm: Goedert is indeed accepting a pay cut. The Eagles will reduce his 2025 number from $14.25MM to $10MM, ESPN.com’s Field Yates reports. The Pro Bowler will have the chance to earn $1MM via incentives. This updated deal, regardless of Goedert’s performance this coming season, reducing his earning potential is interesting given the player’s importance to the team. But returning for a Super Bowl champion looks to have mattered for Goedert, who will make a case for a third contract soon.
9:40am: A busy morning of NFL news now involves the defending Super Bowl champions. After a host of Dallas Goedert trade rumors, it appears the Eagles will retain the talented tight end.
Goedert is expected to stay in Philly on a reworked deal, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane reports. One season remains on Goedert’s Eagles extension. The sides are indeed proceeding with a reworking, according to NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo.
Trade offers did emerge for Goedert during the draft, Garafolo adds, and the Eagles were open to adding 2026 draft assets for the proven pass catcher/blocker. But Goedert remains one of the NFL’s top tight ends. He will be crucial to Philly’s title defense. As could be expected, Garafolo adds Eagles coaches wanted Goedert back for an eighth season. Talks about Goedert staying accelerated after the draft, McLane notes.
It is unclear what teams made offers for Goedert, but the former second-round pick preferred to stay with the Eagles over being dealt to one of the interested teams. Goedert, 30, remained in contact with the Eagles during this process. It is uncertain if he will score a second extension from the Eagles, who passed on a third Zach Ertz contract back in 2021 (before trading him and paying Goedert), but the team will have its third pass-catching pillar back for the 2025 season.
Eagles contract structures have become increasingly complicated, as option bonuses and void years pile up on their cap sheet, but Goedert was due $14.25MM in the final season of a four-year, $57MM deal. The Eagles were unwilling to commit to that nonguaranteed $14.25MM, per McLaine; a new number will emerge soon.
George Kittle and Trey McBride have upped the TE market this offseason. With A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts on big-ticket deals, the Eagles may have a difficult time paying Goedert as well. But the sides will huddle up once again, giving Goedert a chance to cement his value as part of a Super Bowl title defense.
Early during free agency, the Eagles were believed to be shopping Goedert. This preceded a rumor the team would not keep the South Dakota State alum around absent a pay cut. That may well be what is transpiring. Nevertheless, the Eagles’ pass game is all set to run through Brown, Smith and Goedert together for at least one more season. After not addressing the tight end position in the draft, the Eagles would have run into a difficult time finding a Goedert upgrade this offseason. It always made more sense for the sides to find common ground, though it will be interesting to learn what other destinations presented themselves to Goedert.
While injuries have continued to crop up for Goedert, he has continued to come back after short-term IR stints. Last season did bring an extended absences — separate three- and four-game hiatuses — but Goedert reemerged to lead the Eagles in playoff receiving yards (215). Goedert has not offered the Eagles Ertz-level receiving production, having topped 800 yards in just one of his seven seasons (2021), but he has been one of the game’s best all-around TEs. He played a key role in Saquon Barkley‘s 2,000-yard rushing season, doing so after having helped Miles Sanders and D’Andre Swift to 1,000-yard years.
The Eagles will still need to address this position soon, especially if they are not intending to give Goedert a third contract. The team added Harrison Bryant and Kylen Granson this offseason, but both profile as supplementary pieces rather than a starter. While Goedert’s post-2025 future will remain a talking point, his return will strengthen the Eagles’ chances at mounting a strong championship defense. His having worked with the team on a solution also should keep the door open for a compromise on staying in Philly beyond this season.
This was the best case scenario for the Eagles and for Dallas. The concerns about his injuries are well founded, but there’s no denying that he’s a game changer when healthy and was a huge part of the Super Bowl run. I’m glad he’s remaining and Eagle and that we have to worry less about the TE position for a few years.
Another one of the questions marks cleared up.
Our 5th option on offense returns to the nest.
Idiotic and dismissive way to talk about an extremely important player.
Dude why do you come in here and make these comments towards others. It’s called an opinion. You sound severely unhinged. Seek help.
Still doesn’t overshadow Dallas getting Pickens!!!
But nice try Howie🤣🤣🤣🤣
Pickens is bad and will do nothing but help Dallas finish just ahead of Giants. What a crap organization
Man just stop it. That is complete nonsense.
Yeah nice try Howie, Dallas fan trolling Philly is a joke. Still sitting there staring at your Troy Aikman posters?
cows fans are dopes. all of them
Is Howie not a reigning SB champ? Think he knows what he’s doing
Dallas getting Pickens over Cooper will turn out to be a disaster.
The right move for the team.
thats a pretty big paycut
This gives the Eagles more options for next Summer. They have 12 draft picks next year so will probably let him walk after next season. When healthy he has been very good especially in the playoffs so if he leaves they could get a decent compensatory pick in 2027.
They could be in salary cap trouble in the future. Those contracts with void years increase future dead cap liabilities.
I’m pretty sure this is a straight one year deal so cap issues will be done after the contract ends after next season when they likely draft his replacement. This is similar to Sweat’s deal last season.
Howie has avoided big salary cap issues since they got rid of Wentz. They let many older players that are going to get a big payday walk and receive compensation picks so they can have a lot of young players on rookie contracts. They lock up the players they want to keep around early so they don’t have to pay the maximum. Also the salary cap keeps going up pretty fast which lessens the impact of the void years.
Hey Mad, these future dollars are measured against the increase in cap. Howie explained this and his team navigates using net present value of today’s dollar.
He must have outside influences (kids/family) to consider – as throwing $4 million down the drain isn’t worth another chance at the Super Bowl once you’ve already won one.
It doesn’t always have to be about the money and I doubt Dallas will have to panhandle on street corners because his salary was reduced to $10MM. He’s familiar with the coaches and players and the grass isn’t always greener elsewhere as we are led to believe. Ertz is 4 years older and probably won’t stay healthy for the entire season. Goedert is well positioned to step in and have a season that will get him a contract boost next year. This looks like a win-win for both Howie and Goedert.
Actually he has no Wife or Kids.
His Parents and Sis are not from the Philly Area.
His GF has a travel job, so she is not tied down to any region.
(Exact Job I forget, but it’s a Legit Job.)
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In reality, his agent worked the room and after most potential landing spots drafted a TE during he draft…there really was not any desirable team willing to pony up $14m if he was cut.
Quite Possible if he was a FA months ago, he could have landed a better deal. He will have to wait to see the offers again next Spring.
Was anyone else going to give 10+ million dollars to an aging, injury prone TE? Goedert did about as well as could be expected.
True, but he likes to win and has a rapport with Hurts and the Philly fans in general. Staying healthy is the key.
Beyond idiotic way to see a very good tight end.
Is that you, Dallas? 😉
No just the resident troll
Man…what is your problem……opinions are welcomed on this site and your crowing about idiocy should be directed inwards…..
He and Bechton are the result of the good problem to have when youre a winner; you can’t keep everyone. So he’s got a shot at another ring then gets his free agency next year to hopefully for him make what he was making here.