August 29, 2023   2 MIN READ

O, Really?

Eagles Trade For Broncos TE "Albert O"

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The Eagles aren’t just trimming their roster to 53 on Tuesday, they’re also adding.

Among the many moves they’ve already made, the Eagles reportedly traded with the Denver Broncos to acquire tight end Albert Okwuegbunam – or “Albert O,” in NFL circles – per ESPN. The deal also involved future draft picks.

The 6-foot-5, 258-pound Okwuegbunam, a 2020 fourth-round pick from Missouri, has 54 catches for 546 yards, a 10.1 average per reception in his three-year career.

Albert Okwuegbunam

GETTY IMAGES: Former Broncos TE Albert Okwuegbunam gets a new start in his trade to the Eagles.

Okwuegbunam, 25, will join starter Dallas Goedert and presumably backup Jack Stoll as the Eagles’ three tight ends. He’s known for his receiving prowess. The future of second-year pro Grant Calcaterra, is now uncertain, unless the Eagles decide to keep the 2022 sixth-rounder ahead of Stoll.

Okwuegbunam, who played just four games as a rookie because of an ACL tear, played eight games last year after falling down the totem pole under Nathaniel Hackett, who was fired after one abysmal season.

In 2021, as the backup to Noah Fant, Okwuegbunam caught 33 passes for 330 yards and two touchdowns. That season, he caught three passes for 77 yards at home against the Eagles in a Broncos loss on Nov. 14.

In the preseason finale last week, Okwuegbunam caught seven passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. Okwuegbunam enters the final year of his rookie deal.

The move sis typical of Eagles personnel chief Howie Roseman, who’s always looking for a good deal at any position.

Okwuegbunam, a talented pass-catcher, could easily step into a starting role if Goedert went down with an injury and help move the chains.

– Geoff Mosher (@geoffmoshernfl) is co-host of the “Inside the Birds” podcast and staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.

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Geoff Mosher is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the Eagles, the NFL and other college and pro sports across several different multimedia platforms. He is co-host of the acclaimed Inside the Birds podcast, the leading podcast for intel on the Philadelphia Eagles, and co-host on 97.3 ESPN's drive-time show. He has also hosted on Philadelphia's sports-talk station, 94.1 WIP and 97.5 The Fanatic. Geoff was the lead Eagles Insider from 2012-2015 for NBC Sports Philadelphia, where he wrote for the website and appeared daily on the station's TV shows, including Quick Slants, Philly Sports Talk, Eagles Pregame/Postgame Live and Eagles Extra. Prior to joining NBC Sports, Geoff worked the Eagles beat from 2005-2012 for the Wilmington News Journal, where he broke several major news stories and also won an Associated Press Sports Editors award under the category of Breaking News for his coverage of the sudden death of Phillies play by play broadcaster Harry Kalas. Geoff has appeared on ESPN's SportsCenter, NFL Network, NBC Sports Network, FOX29, 6ABC and has conducted interviews for Sirius/XM NFL radio and countless other radio stations across the country.

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