One of the best to ever do it at Tight End U has a new NFL home as Tyler Eifert is headed to Jacksonville after spending the first seven years of his professional career with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Eifert inked a two-year, $15.5 million dollar deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars Tuesday and helps fill a void at the position. Last year Jacksonville saw substantial injuries to both James O’Shaughnessy and Geoff Swain at the position.
Eifert’s career has been productive when available but also marred by injury as he’s played in all 16 games just once in his seven years and reached ten games played just three times. In his 59 career games though, Eifert has averaged over three receptions per game while finding the end zone 24 times in his career.
Who is throwing him the ball will remain a question in Jacksonville. Gardner Minshew II won the hearts of a country last year but remains with plenty of questions, as does Josh Dobbs who moves up to their backup roll after the Jaguars traded Nick Foles to the Chicago Bears last week.
If you’re bored and want to remember just how good Tyler Eifert was at Notre Dame, click ahead and watch his highlight tape from his days in blue and gold…and sometimes green.