The Eagles announced a contract extension for tight end Zach Ertz this week and it looks like he won’t be the only player at that position sticking around Philadelphia a while longer.
Adam Caplan of ESPN reports that the Eagles have agreed to an extension with Brent Celek as well. Celek had one year left on his deal with a non-guaranteed base salary of $4.925 million for the 2016 season. Per Caplan, the new deal with the Eagles is for three years and $13 million with $6 million guaranteed.
Celek is heading into his 10th NFL season after entering the league as a fifth-round pick of the Eagles in 2007. He has missed just one game over that stretch and has been a starter since 2009, so he’s a familiar face to new head coach Doug Pederson from Pederson’s days as an assistant on Andy Reid’s staff.
Celek had 27 catches for 398 yards and three touchdowns last season. His most productive years as a receiver came during that Pederson-Reid era, although Ertz’s extension seems to confirm he’ll be the top receiving option at the position as the Eagles move forward.
