Philadelphia might be opening a roster spot for Jordan Mailata’s return.
The Philadelphia Eagles waived third-string tight end Jack Stoll on Tuesday afternoon, according to an official team announcement.
One must wonder if the Birds are opening a roster spot for Jordan Mailata, whose 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve was opened on Monday. If that’s the case, that’s really good news. Fred Johnson has done an admirable job filling in at left tackle but Mailata is an unquestionable upgrade.
Stoll is now subject to waivers, as are all players following the NFL trade deadline. We’ll see if another team claims him or not. If Stoll goes unclaimed, the Eagles could look to add him back on the practice squad.
Stoll rejoined the Eagles in late August after spending the 2024 offseason trying to make the New York Giants’ roster. He originally signed with the practice squad but was signed to the roster to provide more depth at tight end. Stoll served as TE2 behind starter Grant Calcaterra while Dallas Goedert missed multiple games due to hamstring injury. All told, Stoll’s logged 201 offensive snaps and 88 special teams snaps this season. His three targets have resulted in two catches for 10 yards.
Speaking of Goedert, he was listed under “did not participate” on Monday’s injury report due to an ankle issue. The Eagles being willing to waive Stoll seems to indicate that Goedert will be able to play. Otherwise, Calcaterra is the only healthy tight end on the roster. The Eagles also do have E.J. Jenkins (who is out of temporary elevations) and C.J. Uzomah on the practice squad. And they can re-sign Albert Okwuegbunam if they really wanted to; he’s still a free agent … though he did work out for the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday.
