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Eagles sign second long snapper with Charley Hughlett limited by neck injury

The team signed former Appalachian State player Christian Johnstone and made room for him by waiving defensive back BJ Mayes.

Eagles long snapper Charley Hughlett (right) was limited Sunday in practice, and the team signed a second long snapper for the 90-man roster.
Eagles long snapper Charley Hughlett (right) was limited Sunday in practice, and the team signed a second long snapper for the 90-man roster.Read moreTyger Williams / Staff Photographer

After long snapper Charley Hughlett popped up on the practice injury report Sunday, limited with a neck injury, the Eagles signed a second snapper to their 90-man roster.

The team signed Christian Johnstone and made room for him by waiving defensive back BJ Mayes.

Johnstone played five seasons at Appalachian State before going undrafted. He participated in rookie minicamp in May with the Denver Broncos.

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Johnstone’s addition could speak to Hughlett’s availability for Thursday night’s preseason opener against Cincinnati. Hughlett, 35, was signed in free agency to replace longtime snapper Rick Lovato, who was with the Eagles from 2016 through last season’s Super Bowl victory.

Hughlett, the Browns’ long snapper since 2015, was released by Cleveland in February after playing in just five games last season because of a rib injury he initially suffered in the 2024 preseason.