TE Richard Rodgers’ deal includes 245K fully guaranteed
10 April 2018 Eagles News
According to NFL Insider, Adam Caplan, Eagles TE Richard Rogers’ 1 year-deal($880,000) only contains $245,000 guaranteed.
New #Eagles TE Richard Rodgers signed a 1-year deal worth $880k with $245k fully gtd.
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) April 10, 2018
For the Eagles, this is a team friendly contract heading into the off-seaason, with the front office currently looking to address the position somewhere in the middle rounds of the draft. Rogers gives the Birds a player with experience at the position that they can bring in to compete with the rest of the tight ends on the roster. By no means does this mean he is a lock to make the final 53 roster heading into the season. Back in 2016, the Eagles brought in veteran WRs Chris Givens(100K gtd) and Reuben Randle (500K gtd)to compete in the offseason, both of them were released a week before the final cutdowns that year.
Below, are the current list of prospects the Eagles have been doing their homework on in the draft:
Tight End:
TE – Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State (Combine meeting)(1st-2nd)
TE – Mike Gesicki, Penn State (Informal meeting at Combine) (2nd)
TE – Mark Andrews, Oklahoma (Combine meeting) (2nd-3rd)
TE – Dalton Schultz, Stanford (Met with Eagles TE coach,works out with Ertz) (4th)
TE – Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin (Senior Bowl Meeting) (4th-5th)
TE – Durham Smythe, Notre Dame (Senior Bowl Meeting, Combine meeting) (4th-5th)
TE – Chris Herndon, Miami (Had a phone call with Eagles) (Offical Team visit)(4th-5th)
TE – Jaylen Samuels, NC State (Combine meeting)(Pro Day work out with Duce Staley)(4th-5th)
TE – Tyler Conklin, Central Michigan (Pro Day meeting/workout) (5th-6th)
TE – Jordan Akins, Central Florida (Combine meeting) (6th-7th)
TE – David Wells, San Diego State (East-West Shrine meeting) (7th/UDFA)
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