The Eagles will place a $2.81MM second-round tender on restricted free agent tight end Trey Burton, tweets Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald. The move will enable Philadelphia to obtain a second-round pick for Burton if he signs elsewhere and the Eagles don’t match the other team’s offer sheet.
Burton, whom the Eagles signed as an undrafted free agent from Florida in 2014, was a statistical non-factor during his first two seasons. He collected just three catches in 31 games in that span, but the Eagles’ reliance on Burton changed significantly last year in a 37-catch, 60-target, 327-yard campaign. Burton also appeared in at least 15 games for the third straight year and picked up the first four starts of his career. It now appears he’ll again join Zach Ertz and Brent Celek to give Philly three capable tight ends in 2017.
In other Eagles news, they’re shopping linebacker Mychal Kendricks and won a coin toss Friday to guarantee themselves the 14th pick in this year’s draft.