Richard Rodgers is going to make his Eagles debut on Sunday in New Orleans.
The Eagles on Friday afternoon activated Rodgers from Injured Reserve. Earlier in the week, they designated him to return as he began practicing after rehabbing from a knee injury he suffered in the preseason.
To make room for Rodgers on the 53-man roster, the Eagles sent fellow tight end Josh Perkins (knee) to IR.
The Eagles used one of their two designations to return from IR on Rodgers, which means they have just one left for either Mack Hollins or Mike Wallace later this season. They made the move to bring back Rodgers because Perkins, their third tight end, suffered what Doug Pederson called a "significant" knee injury.
Rodgers, 26, signed with the Eagles as a free agent this offseason after spending the first four seasons with the Green Bay Packers. During those four seasons, Rodgers caught 120 passes for 1,166 yards and 13 touchdowns.
It's unclear what kind of role Rodgers will have with the Eagles down the stretch, but we know he won't be taking any time from Zach Ertz, who has been the best tight end in the NFL this season. He also shouldn't take time from rookie second-round pick Dallas Goedert.
Still no word about Tim Jernigan, who remains on the Non-football Injury list. Like Rodgers, he was not on the injury report because he wasn't on the roster during the week of practice. The Eagles have until 4 p.m. on Saturday to add Jernigan to the active roster if he's going to play this weekend.
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