Philadelphia had one of the NFL’s top special teams units down the stretch in 2023, and they return all the core members after agreeing to terms on Tuesday with long snapper Rick Lovato on a one-year extension and punter Braden Mann on a two-year extension.
Both players were scheduled to become unrestricted free agents on Wednesday.
Got some special guys 🏈
We've agreed to terms with @MannBraden on a two-year extension and @TheSnappingLife on a one-year extension.@Toyota | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/B06HIAMLdI
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) March 12, 2024
Lovato is the third-longest-tenured member of the Eagles after the departures of Fletcher Cox and Jason Cox having signed with the Eagles late in the 2016 season.
He’s one of four remaining members of the Super Bowl LII Championship team still on the roster.
Lovato He’s played in all 133 games (including playoffs) since arriving in Philadelphia, earning Pro Bowl honors following the 2019 campaign.