Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Eagles are signing K Jake Elliott off of the Bengals’ practice squad on Tuesday and placing K Caleb Sturgis on injured reserve.
Although, Rapoport adds that Sturgis is a candidate to be brought back from injured reserve last on in the year.
Sturgis suffered hip flexor injury on opening kick Sunday and now expected to be out four weeks.
Elliott, 22, was taken in the fifth-round of this year’s NFL draft by the Bengals. He signed a four-year, $2.