Eagles do not have a long snapper on either the active roster or the practice squad with Week 18 and the playoffs looming

The Eagles are one game away from the postseason and somehow still found a way to make things interesting.

On Monday, Philadelphia waived veteran long snapper Charley Hughlett, a move that caught plenty of people off guard given the timing.

Eagles waive veteran long snapper Charley Hughlett

We have waived LS Charley Hughlett. pic.twitter.com/bn1Ep8CP2q

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 29, 2025

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Hughlett signed a one-year deal in the offseason and handled long-snapping duties early in the year before landing on injured reserve with an abdominal injury. He returned for the final two games, including Sunday’s win over the Bills, where everything went smoothly on Jake Elliott’s kicks and Braden Mann’s punts.

That’s what makes this move so strange. Hughlett didn’t appear to struggle, and the Eagles now don’t have a long snapper on either the active roster or the practice squad with Week 18 and the playoffs looming. That’s not exactly a position you want to improvise.

The most logical explanation is roster maneuvering. Hughlett will have to clear waivers, but it’s hard to imagine another team rushing to claim a 35-year-old long snapper at this stage of the season. If that happens, the Eagles could simply re-sign him in a few days after using the roster spot for another short-term need.

If the team is genuinely looking elsewhere, former Eagle Cal Adomitis immediately comes to mind. He appeared in nine games earlier this season and is currently on the Steelers’ practice squad. There’s also the extremely on-brand chaos option of calling Rick Lovato out of retirement for one more playoff run, though that feels more like wishful thinking than a real plan.

Either way, the Eagles are not going to play a meaningful football game without a long snapper. Whether this ends with Hughlett coming back, Adomitis returning, or a new name entirely, another move is almost certainly coming soon.

It’s late December, the playoffs are around the corner, and the Eagles are still tinkering. Buckle up.

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