Eagles TE Albert Okwuegbunam heading to IR after undergoing core muscle repair

After waiving E.J. Jenkins and placing Albert Okwuegbunam on injured reserve, the Eagles will likely only have two tight ends on the 53-man roster.

Jeff McLane of The Inquirer reports the tight end will miss close to two months after having sports hernia surgery.

Philadelphia acquired Okwuegbunam from Denver after the 2023 preseason finale that saw the versatile tight end catch seven passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. But the Broncos didn’t have room for him on their roster, so they made a deal with the Eagles.

Philadelphia traded a 2025 sixth-round pick and a 2025 seventh-rounder to the Broncos last August and decided not to utilize the pass catcher at all the previous seasons under offensive coordinator Brian Johnson.

A fourth-round pick out of Missouri, Okweugbunam was targeted just once in four games of action last season and did not have a catch.