Eagles TE Richard Rodgers Considered Week-to-Week With Foot Injury After Practice Scare
By Michael Luciano
Right before their dress rehearsal preseason game, the Philadelphia Eagles saw one of their backup tight ends go down with a nasty foot injury. Luckily for Doug Pederson and company, his injury isn't as serious as it first appeared.
That doesn't mean that Rodgers came away with a totally clean bill of health, either. The former Green Bay Packers tight end will miss multiple weeks of action while he heals from his foot injury.
#Eagles TE Richard Rodgers, who was carted off during Monday's practice, will miss multiple weeks with a foot injury, the team announced.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) August 21, 2019
Rodgers was going to head into 2019 as the third-string tight end behind record-setting starter Zach Ertz and promising second-year player Dallas Goedert. He recorded just one catch for seven yards as an Eagle in 2019.
Rodgers did record 1,166 yards and 13 touchdowns as a Green Bay Packer. He is perhaps most well known for being on the receiving end of a trademark Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary that won them a game against the Detroit Lions.
20. MOTOWN MIRACLE
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) August 16, 2019
Dec. 3, 2015
On final play of regulation, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers throws 61-yard Hail Mary to TE Richard Rodgers for game-winning TD to beat Lions.
Factoid: Seconds earlier, a face-mask extended the game by one play -- the miraculous Hail Mary. pic.twitter.com/MtszhP02oQ
Pederson's offense can never have enough tight ends, so losing a player like Rodgers could be felt, especially in goal-line situations where his skill as a blocker could really shine.