Report: Former Bengals TE Tyler Eifert, Jaguars Agree to 2-Year, $15.5M Contract

Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert has agreed to sign a two-year deal worth $15.5 million with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Rapoport reported Tuesday afternoon that the Jags and Eifert were "working diligently towards closing a deal."

Eifert became an unrestricted free agent after the Bengals finished last season a league-worst 2-14, which overshadowed 2019 being the first year in Eifert's career that he played all 16 regular-season games. He finished with 436 yards and three touchdowns on 43 catches.

Cincinnati drafted the 29-year-old in the first round (No. 21 overall) in 2013. Various injuries have since hampered the Notre Dame product.

Most notably, Eifert has undergone three back surgeries—most recently in 2017. His 2018 campaign was cut to four games because of a broken ankle. Eifert hasn't appeared in more than four games since he played eight in 2016. Even so, the Bengals re-signed Eifert to a one-year deal entering 2019.

There is risk involved with investing in Eifert, but the Jags are desperate. In 2019, Jacksonville's most productive tight end in the passing attack was James O'Shaughnessy with just 153 yards and two touchdowns on 14 receptions.