Eagles activate Dallas Goedert
In his return from injury, Philadelphia Eagles' tight end Dallas Goedert makes a 16-yard reception on the Eagles' first play from scrimmage.
With coach Nick Sirianni sitting his starters in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Giants, the Eagles had some big names among their inactives.
Eagles get a major offensive boost with Dallas Goedert's return from injury as they finalize roster moves before their season finale against the Giants.
Dallas Goedert returned to practice earlier this week, and the Eagles activated him on Saturday. Read more at Pro Football Rumors.
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants 20-13 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday. The Eagles rested their starters, including Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley, as they prepare to face the Green Bay Packers on January 12 in a wild-card playoff game.
During the regular season, the rule is that a practice squad guy can only get elevated from the practice squad to the active roster up to three times, and if they’re going to be on the active roster after that, they have to be signed. This year that happened with tight end C.J. Uzomah. Last year it happened with punter Braden Mann.
The Eagles activated Dallas Goedert from injured reserve Saturday, and the tight end is available to play in the regular-season finale Sunday against the visiting New York Giants. Goedert missed the last four games after suffering a knee injury during the Eagles’ Dec.
The Eagles got a number of injury updates on Wednesday, including updates on QB Jalen Hurts and TE Dallas Goedert.