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The Philadelphia Eagles are 2-7 heading into Week 10, have already lost Jalen Hurts to a season-ending injury, have watched All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson, their best offensive lineman, abruptly retire, and have traded away multiple other key pieces, including Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens and former first-round defensive tackle Jordan Davis. They've loaded up on draft capital and are clearly a team looking towards the future. That's why rumors were flying around star tight end Dallas Goedert leading up to the NFL trade deadline this past week.
Goedert signed a one-year, $7 million extension with the Eagles in March, thinking this would be a team that could go on another deep playoff run. With that clearly not happening, and Goedert set to become an unrestricted free agent after this season, his name naturally started appearing in trade discussions. And apparently, several teams did push hard for the star tight end, including the San Francisco 49ers.
"While the Eagles traded stars in Davis and center Cam Jurgens in the flurry leading up to the deadline, they held off trading another player who was wanted − Dallas Goedert," according to ESPN's Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport. "Sources said several teams inquired about the pass-catching tight end, including the 49ers. But Goedert, 31, never got close to being traded. He remains in Philadelphia and could even re-sign with the Eagles for 2027."
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Goedert's numbers have dropped off this season after putting up 591 receiving yards and a career-high 11 touchdowns (tied for the second most in the NFL) on 60 catches in 15 games last year. This season, he's appeared in just seven games, missing two games earlier in the year with an MCL sprain, and has 308 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 31 catches.
Those numbers are decent on a per-game basis for a tight end, but the opportunity was there for Goedert to have a big season after the team traded away A.J. Brown in the summer, and that hasn't happened. It probably says more about just how bad this offense has been under new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion, along with all of the problems at quarterback and with the offensive line, but it hasn't been a great year for Goedert nonetheless.
For a team like the 49ers, firmly in the Super Bowl conversation, adding another proven pass catcher would have made sense, especially given all their injuries at the wide receiver position. San Francisco was also in the market for Denver Broncos tight end Evan Engram before ultimately settling on Indianapolis Colts wideout Keenan Allen, who does most of his damage in the middle of the field anyway, where Engram or Goedert would have slotted in.
The 49ers also got Allen for a 2027 sixth-round pick, and Goedert probably would have commanded more than that. But it's clear that Philadelphia sees Goedert as part of their rebuild, along with Saquon Barkley, who they also held firm in keeping.
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