Tag: C.J. Uzomah

Eagles elevate TE CJ Uzomah from practice squad for game vs. Commanders

The Philadelphia Eagles elevated tight end C.J. Uzomah ffrom the practice squad for the Thursday night game against the Washington Commanders

The Eagles announced on Thursday that they have elevated tight end C.J. Uzomah from the practice squad for tonight’s game against the Washington Commanders.

The move was made after Philadelphia waived Jack Stoll to make room on the roster for Jordan Mailata.

Uzomah will be the third tight end behind Dallas Goedert and Grant Calcaterra. This will be Uzomah’s first regular season game with the Eagles after spending time on and off the active roster after signing with the team in free agency.

A fifth-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2015 NFL Draft, the ten-year veteran has 192 catches for 1,881 yards and 16 touchdowns in 106 career regular-season games (82 starts) with the Bengals and the Jets. Uzomah was initially signed by the Eagles as a free agent in April and rejoined the team on the practice squad in October.

The Eagles will announce their gameday inactive list at 6:45 PM.

C.J Uzomah signs with Eagles practice squad

The 10-year veteran has accumulated 1,881 yards and 16 touchdowns over 106 career games in the NFL

Former Auburn Tiger turned veteran NFL tight end C.J. Uzomah signed with the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on Thursday. The 31-year-old spent most of training game with the NFC East favorites before learning he had been released ahead of the final preseason game.

Now back with the Eagles in a practice squad role, Uzomah will have the chance to earn his first regular season NFL snaps since December of last year, when he unfortunately suffered a season ending injury as a member of the New York Jets. The former fifth-round draft selection finished that 2023 season with just 8 receptions in 12 games played, although he did score a touchdown in prime time against the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Since leaving the Plains to join the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015, the 10-year veteran has accumulated 1,881 yards and 16 touchdowns over 106 career games in the NFL. The former Tiger has performed very well in postseason play however, as he averaged a very respectable 36.5 receiving yards per game in the Bengals run to the Super Bowl in 2021.

That postseason success could be what led the Eagles to take another chance on the Uzomah, especially considering the mediocre nature of the NFC this season. Although the Eagles have plenty of talented pass catchers on the roster, Uzomah could be an injury or two away from making an impact on one of the more talented teams in the league.

For now, the Auburn product will have to show enough on a week-to-week basis to earn a promotion to the active roster on Sundays. Each respective NFL team is allowed to promote two members of their 16-member practice squad to the active roster each week.

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Eagles sign a veteran tight end ahead of matchup vs. Browns in Week 6

The Philadelphia Eagles have released Caden Sterns and signed C.J. Uzomah to the practice squad

The Eagles announced two practice squad moves on Thursday, releasing veteran safety Caden Sterns, and signing tight end C.J. Uzomah.

Philadelphia is preparing for a matchup against the Cleveland Browns, and are as healthy as they’ve been since training camp.

Uzomah was released by the Jets in March, saving the team about $5.3 million on their salary cap. The 31-year-old was scheduled to count $11.2 million against the Jets’ cap.

The veteran tight end was signed to a one-year deal back in April.

Eagles sign center Jason Poe ahead of preseason finale

Philadelphia Eagles sign Jason Poe ahead of preseason finale

The Eagles announced two roster moves on Tuesday. They released veteran tight end C.J. Uzomah and re-signed versatile guard and center Jason Poe.

Poe will return to the Eagles after being waived by the team earlier this month on August 5.

Poe previously spent time on the 49ers’ and Jets’ practice squads before joining the Eagles late last season.

Uzomah was released after the veteran, who had been signed by Philadelphia in April, was brought in to compete for a spot in the tight end room.

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Eagles release tight end C.J. Uzomah ahead of preseason finale

The Philadelphia Eagles are releasing tight end C.J. Uzomah ahead of the preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings

The Eagles’ 53-man roster is starting to take shape, and with the team preparing for the preseason finale against Minnesota, C.J. Uzomah has been released.

The veteran tight end was struggling to make the roster, so Philadelphia signed offensive lineman Jason Poe on Tuesday.

Uzomah was released by the Jets in March, saving the team about $5.3 million on their salary cap. The 31-year-old was scheduled to count $11.2 million against the Jets’ cap.

The veteran tight end was signed to a one-year deal back in April.

Uzomah had only eight receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown last season and was passed by Tyler Conklin on the depth chart. Uzomah didn’t have a catch after Week 10 and was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 6 with a knee injury and missed the final five games.

Uzomah was Cincinnati’s fifth-round pick in 2015 out of Auburn. He spent his first seven seasons with the Bengals. He has 192 career catches for 1,881 yards and 16 touchdowns.

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Eagles to sign TE C.J. Uzomah to a 1-year deal

The Philadelphia Eagles are signing veteran tight end C.J. Uzomah to a one-year deal

The Eagles are adding more talent to the tight end position, as Ian Rapoport reports that veteran tight end C.J. Ozomah is headed to Philadelphia on a one-year deal.

Uzomah was released by the Jets in March in a move that saved the team about $5.3 million on their salary cap.

The 31-year-old Uzomah was scheduled to count $11.2 million against the Jets cap.

Uzomah had only eight receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown last season and was passed by Tyler Conklin on the depth chart. Uzomah didn’t have a catch after Week 10 and was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 6 with a knee injury and missed the final five games.

Uzomah was Cincinnati’s fifth-round pick in 2015 out of Auburn. He spent his first seven seasons with the Bengals. He has 192 career catches for 1,881 yards and 16 touchdowns.

He’ll give Kellen Moore another versatile weapon in the passing game.

Former Bengals C.J. Uzomah and Hayden Hurst available ahead of free agency

Two former Bengals starters are suddenly available again.

The Cincinnati Bengals have a serious need a tight end this offseason — and two of their former starters have hit the open market on the same day.

First, the New York Jets cut ties with C.J. Uzomah. The Carolina Panthers followed by moving on from Hayden Hurst.

Uzomah was in Cincinnati before Hurst, with his departure to join the Jets what caused the arrival of Hurst in the first place. Then, Hurst’s similar departure left an opening the team tried to fill with Irv Smith Jr., which went south quickly.

For the Bengals, a reunion with either guy is a task of judging whether either can offer more or better than the combo of Tanner Hudson and Drew Sample. Both of those guys project to be back — which would leave the role of No. 1 tight end open for a free agent or even early-round rookie to occupy.

Going back to veteran names a few years later might not be the way the front office wants to go unless Uzomah or Hurst are willing to return in a more limited role than they had the last time.

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Jets to release C.J. Uzomah, save over $5 million in cap space

Jets to release C.J. Uzomah, save over $5 million in cap space

The Jets are releasing tight end C.J. Uzomah, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

This was an expected move as Uzomah becomes a cap casualty. The Jets will save $5.3 million in cap space as a result, moving them to about $25 million in room with a week before free agency.

Uzomah dropped to No. 3 on the depth chart behind Tyler Conklin and Jeremy Ruckert before an MCL sprain in Week 13 against the Atlanta Falcons ended his season. Uzomah was scheduled tk make $8 million in base salary for 2024, too much for a third tight end.

The Jets will roll with Conklin, Ruckert and perhaps 2023 7th-round pick Zack Kuntz as their tight end room for 2024. Kenny Yeboah could also return as he is a restricted free agent.

Uzomah caught 29 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns in two seasons with the Jets after signing a three-year, $24 million deal before the 2022 as a free agent. Before coming to New York, Uzomah spent seven seasons in Cincinnati, including the 2021 team that reached Super Bowl LVI.

Jets offseason primer: Team enters most important offseason in long time

Jets offseason primer: Team enters most important offseason in long time

With Super Bowl LVIII in the books and the Kansas City Chiefs cementing their dynasty by hitting the jackpot in Las Vegas, the road to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans has officially begun and the Jets are ready to push all their chips to the middle of the table in hopes of heading to the Caesars’ Superdome on February 9, 2025.

With quarterback Aaron Rodgers returning from his Achilles injury, the Jets are ready to be aggressive again this offseason, get back into contention and end a 13-year postseason drought. Here’s some of what the Jets are working with entering the offseason, including upcoming free agents and salary cap.

Jets activate Kenny Yeboah, place C.J. Uzomah on injured reserve

The Jets have brought back tight end Kenny Yeboah from injured reserve while C.J. Uzomah heads to IR.

The Jets are swapping tight ends between the active roster and injured reserve. New York announced Wednesday they have activated Kenny Yeboah to the 53-man roster off injured reserve and placed C.J. Uzomah on injured reserve.

Yeboah had been on injured reserve all season due to a preseason hamstring injury, being placed on injured reserve August 30 after making the initial 53-man roster so he could return later in the season.

Yeboah is in his third season with the Jets, mostly in a special teams role last season. He’ll serve in a similar role as the third tight end behind Tyler Conklin and Jeremy Ruckert.

Uzomah suffered an MCL Injury during Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He’ll miss at least the next four games while on injured reserve and it’s very possible his season is over with only five games left. The team may simply choose to keep him on injured reserve the rest of the way.

Uzomah has eight catches this season for 58 yards and a touchdown. He’s also been a key special-teams contributor. This is Uzomah’s second season with the Jets after seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, including the 2021 AFC championship team.