GREEN BAY – Former Packers tight end Richard Rodgers has signed a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, the team announced on Friday.
Rodgers, a third-round pick by Green Bay in 2014, was an unrestricted free agent.
The 6-foot-4, 257-pound tight end played in 70 of a possible 71 games (including playoffs) for the Packers, catching 120 passes for 1,166 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Rodgers is best remembered for his game-winning 61-yard touchdown catch off a Hail Mary from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to seal a 27-23 road win over Detroit on Dec. 3, 2015. Rodgers' 146 receiving yards against the Lions also set a new franchise single-game record for Packers tight ends.
He became just the fourth Packers tight end to record a season with more than 55 receptions in 2015, catching 58 passes for 510 yards and eight touchdowns.
Here's an updated look at the Packers' 2018 offseason:
Acquired (4)
CB Tramon Williams (signed March 23)
TE Jimmy Graham (signed March 16)
DL Muhammad Wilkerson (signed March 15)
QB DeShone Kizer (acquired in a trade for CB Damarious Randall, March 15)
Re-signed (1)
CB Herb Waters (signed March 15)
Unrestricted free agents (9)
LB Ahmad Brooks
S Morgan Burnett (signed with Pittsburgh, March 20)
DT Quinton Dial
G Jahri Evans
LS Brett Goode
CB Davon House
WR Jeff Janis (signed with Cleveland, March 30)
T Ulrick John
TE Richard Rodgers (signed with Philadelphia, April 6)
Restricted free agents (2)
LB Joe Thomas (signed with Dallas, March 22)
P Jacob Schum
Exclusive-rights free agents (10)
WR Geronimo Allison (tendered)
CB Donatello Brown (tendered)
QB Joe Callahan (tendered)
WR Michael Clark (tendered)
FB Joe Kerridge (tendered)
G Justin McCray (tendered)
G/T Adam Pankey (tendered)
G Lucas Patrick (tendered)
LS Taybor Pepper
S Jermaine Whitehead (tendered)
