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What is Celek's ceiling?

Eagles tight end Brent Celek broke out during his third season with the Eagles. What are fair expectations for 2010? And does he really have a chance to be the best tight end in modern franchise history?


Not bad, huh? More yards than Gonzalez in his third season. A higher average per catch than Gates. More receptions than Witten.

And keep in mind that Celek had only 11 starts under his belt going into his third season. Gonzalez had 16; Gates 26; Witten 22; and Clark 23.

So what's the point of all this? To show just how impressive Celek's growth has been. Celek, the Birds' personnel staff and the coaches deserve a lot of credit for that.

The Eagles were wise to lock him up to an eight-year, $34M deal last season. Granted, he's only done it for one year, and he has to stay healthy and continue to improve, but it's not a stretch to suggest that Celek could  finish his career as the best tight end in modern (Super Bowl era) Eagles history.

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