The Philadelphia Eagles have been through this with Dallas Goedertbefore — just never this early in the season.
After missing 7 games due to injuries in 2024, the veteran tight end is once again dealing with injury issues. He won’t play in a Super Bowl rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, September 14, at Arrowhead Stadium due to a sprained knee.
“Eagles TE Dallas Goedert (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero wrote on September 12.
Goedert missed 7 games in 2024 with hamstring and knee injuries but returned for the postseason. He one of Philadelphia’s top offensive weapons with 17 receptions for 215 yards and one touchdown across 4 playoff games, including a 40-22 win over the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
In the Eagles’ 24-20 Week 1 win over the Dallas Cowboys, Goedert looked sharp with 7 receptions for 44 yards.
In Goedert’s place, the Eagles will turn to fourth year tight end Grant Calcaterra. In 2024, Calcaterra played in all 17 games with 13 starts to go with 24 receptions for 298 yards and 1 touchdown.
Goedert Still Among Elite Group of NFL Tight Ends
The Eagles tried desperately to trade Goedert this offseason but eventually brought back after he took a pay cut — surprising considering he still ranked among the Top 10 players at his position in ESPN’s annual preseason position rankings.
Goedert came in at No. 9, which is down 2 spots from 2024 but still carries a tremendous amount of value to the Eagles and their offensive plans as they try to win a second consecutive Super Bowl and third title in the last decade.
The truth is, however, that Goedert is never the Eagles’ first option on offense and very rarely is the second or third option, even.
“Goedert occupies a tricky space on the list because he’s a longtime Top 10 resident but is, quite clearly, the fourth option in the Eagles’ offense behind Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote on July 11. “Philadelphia explored a potential trade for Goedert this offseason only to revise his contract to one year and $10 million.”
Goedert and the Eagles agreed to a drastically reduced salary on May 7 that drops his salary from between an estimated $14 million to $15.5 million in cash to $10 million, with the opportunity to earn another $1 million in bonuses.
“Dallas Goedert was due $14M in cash from the Eagles prior to the renegotiated deal,” ESPN’s Field Yates wrote on his official X account. “His new deal is for $10M cash, with the chance to earn $1M more via incentives.”
