Eagles-Panthers pregame notes: TEs without Dallas Goedert, DeVonta Smith's return, safety depth chart, a new fullback, prediction

1. The Eagles placed Dallas Goedert on injured reserve Saturday, keeping him sidelined through at least Week 18. The Eagles are conditioned to playing without Goedert, who missed three games earlier this season, three games last season, and five games in 2022. So this will amount to at least 15 games absent in three seasons.
But the Eagles depth chart has not been more bare about the position. They signed two players to the 53-man roster this week: C.J. Uzomah and E.J. Jenkins. Both were out of practice squad elevations. They’ll be the top reserves behind Grant Calcaterra, who now steps into a more prominent role. During Goedert’s absence earlier this year, Calcaterra caught eight of nine t...