Johnny Mundt was released by the Jaguars on Monday, but the blocking tight end did not stay on the market for long. He has agreed to a one-year deal with the Eagles, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
Philadelphia will also be re-signing their own veteran tight end, Grant Calcaterra, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The duo will try to fill the hold left by Dallas Goedert, who has yet to sign with another team but now, does not seem likely to return to the Eagles.
Mundt, 31, signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He appeared in two games as a rookie and made the 53-man roster in his second year with a core role on special teams. He took on a bigger role as a blocker in 2019 and 2020 and was trending towards a career-high in offensive snaps before a torn ACL in 2021.
Mundt still ended the year with a Super Bowl ring, but he left Los Angeles in the offseason to join the Vikings. There, he took up a No. 2 tight end role with career-high playing time and the first significant receiving role of his career. He totaled 55 catches for 454 yards across his three years in Minnesota and moved to Jacksonville to take up a similar job in 2025.
Calcaterra, who just turned 27, was a 2022 sixth-round pick who played behind Goedert in 2022 and 2023 before stepping up as his injury replacement in 2024. Calcaterra started 13 gaems with 24 catches for 298 receiving yards on a 66% snap share. Those numbers ticked back down in 2025 after Goedert returned to the field.
The two will be competing for a role in the Eagles offense this summer, potentially even for the starting tight end job. General manager Howie Roseman is likely to add some competition, and after making multiple veteran signings, he may now look to bolster the position via April’s draft.
Thank heaven a blocking TE.
The Eagles have also resigned Calcaterra so we’ll see if they resign Goedert.
Ugh. Calc is barely a receiving TE. He can’t be TE1 on a contender
Not disagreeing. I just thought they may have decided to go one more year with basically the same group and possibly draft and slowly develop a replacement .
I wish they would have let Calcaterra sign somewhere else. Jalen doesn’t throw to him, and he’s the worst blocking TE I’ve ever seen. He’s a negative on the field.
Beloved Mundt.
I’m glad we’re re-signing Calcaterra but I seriously hate that the Eagles are letting Goedert walk after relying on him so heavily for years (including last year).
This is a weak, weak move that will seriously hurt one of the most important positions on the team by far.