Dallas Goedert returning to Eagles on one-year deal, NFL source says

Goedert once again headlines a tight ends corps that includes the re-signed Grant Calcaterra and the 31-year-old free-agent addition Johnny Mundt.

Tight end Dallas Goedert celebrates a touchdown catch with Grant Calcaterra during the Eagles' playoff loss to the 49ers on Jan. 11. Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer

by Olivia Reiner

Published March 15, 2026, 4:21 p.m. ET

After a period of uncertainty, Dallas Goedert will be back for his ninth season in Philadelphia.

The 31-year-old tight end agreed to terms on a one-year deal to return to the Eagles, a league source confirmed to The Inquirer on Sunday.

Goedert was set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason for the first time in his career after playing on a restructured deal in 2025. However, an NFL source confirmed to The Inquirer that the void date on Goedert’s contract was initially pushed back to Friday, then to Monday, to give both sides more time to negotiate a new deal. The delay also prevented a $20.5 million dead cap charge at the start of the new league year last Wednesday.

Goedert once again headlines a tight ends corps that includes the re-signed Grant Calcaterra and 31-year-old free-agent addition Johnny Mundt, although the Eagles could stand to add high-end talent at the position through the draft.

Last season, Goedert was Jalen Hurts’ go-to target in the red zone. Ten of Goedert’s team-high 11 touchdowns were scored inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. He accounted for 58.8% of the Eagles’ red-zone receiving touchdowns, according to Next Gen Stats, which was the highest percentage of any player in 2025. Goedert’s red-zone contributions were particularly important as the team became less efficient running the Tush Push in short-yardage situations as the season progressed.

He also scored a rushing and a receiving touchdown in the wild-card loss to the San Francisco 49ers, joining Ricky Watters (1995 wild-card game against the Detroit Lions) as the only players in franchise history with one of each in a postseason game.

While Goedert provided a boost in the red zone, his blocking appeared to take a step back from seasons past. In Goedert, Calcaterra, and Kylen Granson, the Eagles did not have an adept blocking tight end in 2025. That deficiency likely prompted the signing of the veteran blocker Mundt, who spent three seasons with new offensive line coach Chris Kuper as a member of the Minnesota Vikings (2022-24).

Mundt isn’t the only new addition to the room. Goedert will have a new tight ends coach for the first time since 2021 in Ryan Mahaffey, who is also the running game coordinator. The Eagles also could attempt to identify their TE1 of the future in this year’s draft class, which is led by former Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq.

Goedert is one of three of the Eagles’ own free agents who have been retained this offseason. The team has allowed many of them to walk, including Jaelan Phillips, Nakobe Dean, Reed Blankenship, and Jahan Dotson. Aside from adding another tight end, the Eagles still have needs to address at safety and edge rusher.

A second-round draft pick out of South Dakota State in 2018, Goedert has made 409 catches for 4,676 yards and 35 touchdowns in 108 games (91 starts) throughout eight seasons.

In that span, he has solidified himself among the most prolific receiving contributors in franchise history. Goedert ranks fifth in all-time receptions (409), 14th in receiving yards (4,676), and ninth in touchdowns (35, tied with DeSean Jackson). He has appeared in 13 playoff games (tied for eighth in franchise history) and scored 36 points in those games (fourth), including six touchdowns (tied for second).

Goedert is also the all-time franchise leader in career postseason receptions (56).