Dallas Goedert thought he’d have a new contract by now

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Zach Ertz‘s dissatisfaction with the Eagles was a big storyline at points this offseason and that may have kept some attention from landing on his fellow tight end Dallas Goedert‘s bid for a new contract.

Ertz has put his issues with the team on the back burner for the time being, but Goedert’s still looking for that extension. He said in June that discussions about a deal were underway and things don’t appear to have picked up any steam.

Goedert said during a Monday press conference, via Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, that he thought those talks would have yielded fruit by now but “the team decided to go a different way.” There’s nothing stopping the Eagles from changing course again and resuming talks with Goedert about a deal, although that can sometimes be put on hold during the regular season.

Goedert has 137 catches for 1,465 yards and 12 touchdowns in 42 games since joining the Eagles as a 2018 second-round pick.

5 responses to “Dallas Goedert thought he’d have a new contract by now

  1. Goedert has 137 catches for 1,465 yards and 12 touchdowns in 42 games since joining the Eagles as a 2018 second-round pick.

    These Numbers say Bust.

  2. askeddie11 says:
    September 6, 2021 at 5:11 pm
    Goedert has 137 catches for 1,465 yards and 12 touchdowns in 42 games since joining the Eagles as a 2018 second-round pick.

    These Numbers say Bust.

    …………………………………………………….

    Goedert has been a consistently solid performer in each of his three years in the league. He has earned a PFF grade above 75.0 each season, leading to a collective three-year grade that ranks fifth at the position, behind only George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews and Darren Waller. His grade jumps inside the top three when you look at his work against single coverage. Unless you are making a weak attempt at sarcasm, you’re way off base. – Cowboy fan

  3. Look at it this way: when Ertz was drafted, Brent Celek was the same age that Ertz was when Goedert was drafted.

    In Ertz’s first three seasons, he grew into the gig while Celek was still maintaining a strong on-field presence:

    Rec / yds / TDs

    36 /469 /4
    58 / 702 / 3
    75 / 853 / 2

    By comparison, Goedert’s first three seasons look like this:

    33 /333 / 4
    58 / 507 / 5
    46 / 624 / 3

    I’m sure that’s not what the Eagles had in mind when they drafted Goedert

    He’s got a lot of potential. But as his stats indicate, he hasn’t really lived up to it.

    There have also been signs that his head’s not really in the game. He had lots of drops last year, and failed the opening baseline set of tests due to a lack of concentration.

    If I were him, I wouldn’t be going to the media to talk about my expectations for a new deal. I’d put my head down, keep my mouth shut, and start grindin’.

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