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Eagles Sign Former Packers TE Richard Rodgers

-- The Green Bay Packers lost one of their seven unrestricted free agents to the defending Super Bowl Champions on Wednesday.

According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, tight end Richard Rodgers signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles to help fill the void left behind by Brent Celek's release and Trey Burton's departure to Chicago.

Terms of the deal weren't made directly available, but it's fair to assume Rodgers' contract wasn't one that broke the bank for Philadelphia, especially coming off of his worst season since entering the league in 2014.

Since being drafted in the third round (98th overall) that year, Rodgers was deployed in a variety of situations that saw him play increasingly on special teams -- almost more exclusively than on offense -- and even be in a prime position to catch a 61-yard Hail Mary in 2015.