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Eagles add depth by bringing back tight end Richard Rodgers on a 2-year deal

The veteran didn't get to play much last season because of injury.

Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews (80), quarterback Nate Sudfeld (7), and tight end Richard Rodgers (82) celebrate after Sudfeld threw a pass for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. The Eagles won 24-0.
Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews (80), quarterback Nate Sudfeld (7), and tight end Richard Rodgers (82) celebrate after Sudfeld threw a pass for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. The Eagles won 24-0.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer

Richard Rodgers caught just one pass for the Eagles last season, after spending most of the year sidelined by a knee injury, but he’ll get a chance to add to that total.

The Eagles signed Rodgers to a two-year contract Thursday, filling the hole at third tight end behind Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert.

Rodgers, 27, spent his first four NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers before signing a one-year deal with the Eagles in 2018. He underwent surgery after suffering a preseason knee injury and returned in November.