With Dallas Goedert dealing with a knee injury, the Eagles signed practice squad tight end C.J. Uzomah to the 53-man roster Wednesday.
Goedert suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter of the Eagles-Ravens game Sunday in Baltimore and left the game. Head coach Nick Sirianni said Monday he didn’t know yet whether Goedert would be available this weekend when the Eagles face the Panthers.Uzomah played in the Eagles’ last three games as a practice squad call-up, but he’s out of elevations. He’s played 39 snaps on offense and 13 on special teams against the Commanders, Rams and Ravens without an offensive target.
Goedert has 38 catches for 441 yards and two touchdowns in nine games this year. He missed the Giants, Bengals and Jaguars games with a hamstring injury. He’s missed 18 games since 2020. His 49 receiving yards per game this year is 7Uzomah, 31, is a 10-year veteran who has 192 catches for 1,881 yards and 16 touchdowns in 109 career games. He spent his first seven seasons with the Bengals, his best seasons coming in 2018 and 2021 . He spent the last two seasons with the Jets.
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