TE BRENT CELEK th Year BORN: Jan. 25, 1985 (Age 33) Cincinnati, Ohio La Salle High School MOST RECEPTIONS EAGLES HISTORY

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1 th Year BORN: Jan. 25, 1985 (Age 33) Cincinnati, Ohio La Salle High School One of the toughest and most reliable players in team history, Brent Celek does it all from the TE position. He is a big target in the passing game, a relentless blocker and an unquestioned leader on the squad. Despite not being invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, Celek went on to become a 5thround pick (162nd overall) in 2007 and developed into one of the most productive Eagles TEs ever. Celek has also ingrained himself within the community with his philanthropic work and business acumen. After inking a new deal in 2016, Celek is signed through MOST RECEPTIONS EAGLES HISTORY Cincinnati D5b-07 (162nd overall) by Philadelphia HAROLD CARMICHAEL 589 PETE RETZLAFF 452 BRIAN WESTBROOK 426 LONGEST - TENURED PRO ATHLETES IN PHILADELPHIA ACTIVE PLAYERS (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) BRENT CELEK SEPT CLAUDE GIROUX FEB JASON PETERS SEPT THREE STEP DROP Favorite businessperson: Elon Musk First job: A janitor in his uncle s motorcycle shop Bucket list: Driving in a NASCAR race First jerseys: Charles Woodson, Michigan; Jerome Bettis, Pittsburgh Steelers Favorite TV show: Nature documentaries narrated by David Attenborough BRENT CELEK 398 PETE PIHOS 373 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Celek s 175 regular-season games played for the Eagles ranks fourth all-time in franchise history, trailing only David Akers (188), Brian Dawkins (183) and Harold Carmichael (180) Has produced the 4th-most catches (398) in franchise history, trailing only Harold Carmichael (589 from ), Pete Retzlaff (452 from ) and Brian Westbrook (426 from ) Ranks 8th in Eagles history with 4,998 receiving yards, behind Harold Carmichael (8,978 from ), Pete Retzlaff (7,412 from ), Mike Quick (6,464 from ), DeSean Jackson (6,117 from ), Pete Pihos (5,619 from ), Tommy McDonald (5,499 from ) and Bobby Walston (5,363 from ) Favorite musician: Guordan Banks

2 CELEK S CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING OFF SNAPS CAREER HIGHS Receptions 10 12/28/10 vs. Min. Year Team GP/S No Yards Avg Lg TD No Pct 2007 Philadelphia 16/ N/A N/A 2008 Philadelphia 16/ N/A N/A 2009 Philadelphia 16/ t 8 N/A N/A 2010 Philadelphia 16/ t 4 N/A N/A 2011 Philadelphia 16/ N/A N/A 2012 Philadelphia 15/ % 2013 Philadelphia 16/ % 2014 Philadelphia 16/ % 2015 Philadelphia 16/ % 2016 Philadelphia 16/ % 2017 Philadelphia 16/ % Totals 175/ Philadelphia 3/ t 3 N/A N/A 2009 Philadelphia 1/ N/A N/A 2010 Philadelphia 1/ N/A N/A 2013 Philadelphia 1/ % 2017 Philadelphia 3/ % Totals 9/ t ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS Fumbles/Lost: (5/3) (1/1); 2013 (1/1); 2014 (1/1); 2015 (1/0); 2016 (1/0) Fumble Recoveries: (4) (1); 2015 (2); 2016 (1) Kick Returns: 3-30, 10.0 avg (1-12); 2017 (2-18) Receiving Yards 157 9/16/12 vs. Bal. Receiving Long 73 12/18/11 vs. NYJ Receiving TDs 1 31x, last: 12/10/17 at LAR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (Continued) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (16/10, Playoffs: 3/1) Hauled in his first touchdown of the season on a 5-yard reception from QB Carson Wentz in the first quarter at LAR (12/10/17). The TD tied the game at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (16/13) Recorded the 30th receiving TD of his NFL career at Det. (11/26/15) Posted 134 yards on 4 catches, including a 60-yard grab from Sam Bradford vs. Mia. (11/15/15). His 33.5 yards per reception were the most by an NFL TE since M.L. Harris (37.0) at NYJ on 9/16/84 (min. 4 receptions) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (16/15, Playoffs: 1/1) Hauled in a 1-yard TD from Nick Foles vs. Ari. (12/1/13), moving past Chad Lewis (23 from ) for the 2ndmost TDs ever by an Eagles TE, trailing only Pete Retzlaff (47 from ) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (15/14) Totaled 157 receiving yards at Bal. (9/16/12), which is the 2nd-most yards ever by a TE in single-game franchise history, behind Pete Retzlaff s 204-yard effort against the Redskins on 11/14/ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (16/16) Tied Jeremy Maclin for the team s most receiving TDs (5) while ranking 2nd in receptions (62) and 3rd in receiving yards (811). Celek (811), Maclin (859) and DeSean Jackson (961) became the first trio in Eagles history to each post 800+ receiving yards in the same season BUSINESS INTERESTS Celek acquired his desire to invest and research business ventures during his college classes at Cincinnati. I would often get bored in class and sometimes just log onto the internet during class to research companies. Not much has changed today as Celek uses Flip Board to keep up with all the latest news and trends in business, style, entrepreneurship, architecture and design. 40 UNDER 40 In 2014, Celek became the first NFL player to ever be named to Philadelphia Business Journal s 40 under 40 for his success in his multiple business TAKE FLIGHT FOUNDATION Founded in 2010, Celek s Take Flight Foundation has a primary goal of providing seriously ill and physically-challenged children throughout Greater Philadelphia with daily support and lifechanging experiences. For more information on Celek s foundation, visit brentcelek.org. MAD MONEY A friend of die-hard Eagles fan and CSNBC s Mad Money host Jim Cramer, the two met for the first time for dinner in 2009 and have regularly talked about football and finance ever

3 I ESPN analyst Jon Gruden on Brent Celek s approach to the game love players that sacrifice their personal statistics for the team, and Celek leads the Eagles in that category YARD GAMES (8) Date Opponent Yards Rec TDs 9/16/12 vs. Baltimore Ravens (W, 24-23) /18/11 vs. New York Jets (W, 45-19) /15/15 vs. Miami Dolphins (L, 19-20) /2/08 at Seattle Seahawks (W, 26-7) /27/09 vs. Denver Broncos (W, 30-27) /10/14 vs. Carolina Panthers (W, 45-21) /27/09 vs. Kansas City Chiefs (W, 34-14) /20/09 vs. New Orleans Saints (L, 22-48) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (Continued) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (16/15, Playoffs: 1/1) Set a regular-season career high with 10 catches for a season-high 97 yards vs. Min. (12/28/10) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (16/15, Playoffs: 1/1) Setting career highs with 76 receptions, 971 yards and 8 TDs. Among TEs in franchise history, only Pete Retzlaff (1,190 yards and 10 TDs in 1965) has recorded more receiving yards and TDs in a single season Celek (24 years old), DeSean Jackson (23) and Jeremy Maclin (21) became the first trio of teammates age 24-or-younger in NFL history to each post 50+ catches, 750+ yards and 4+ TDs in a single season in 2009 Notched two straight 100+ yard receiving games (104 vs. NO - 9/20/09; 104 vs. KC - 9/27/09), becoming the first Eagles TE to accomplish the feat since Pete Retzlaff in GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 10 at Was W 1/ % Sep 17 at KC L 1/ % Sep 24 NYG W 1/ % Oct 1 at LAC W 1/ % Oct 8 Ari W 1/ % Oct 12 at Car W 1/ % Oct 23 Was W 1/ % Oct 29 SF W 1/ % Nov 5 Den W 1/ % Nov 19 at Dal W 1/ % Nov 26 Chi W 1/ % Dec 3 at Sea L 1/ % Dec 10 at LAR W 1/ % Dec 17 at NYG W 1/ % Dec 25 Oak W 1/ % Dec 31 Dal L 1/ % Totals 16/ % Jan 13 Atl W 1/ % Jan 21 Min W 1/ % Feb 4 at NE W 1/ % Totals 3/ % FUEL TO THE FIRE Celek admits getting snubbed for the combine in 2007 was a huge motivating factor for him. It ticked me off, to be honest. I thought I would be drafted higher, but it just lit a fire under me that I will always carry. BRENT S NO. 1 FAN Celek s No. 1 fan is his grandfather, Ed, and vice versa. We ve been very close from when he was little on up, Ed said. Brent gave his grandfather the ball from his first TD in THE BUS Celek tries to model his game after one of the all-time great running backs: Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis. I grew up watching Jerome Bettis and loved the way he played. He was a beast, the first guy never took him down. When I have the ball in my hands, I try to be like him. That s my mindset. BIRDSEED Celek and his wife, Celeste, reside in Philadelphia. His parents, Steve and Debbie, own three hair salons and spas in Cincinnati named Paragon Salon. Celek has two younger brothers: Garrett, who is a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, and Tyler. He also has two younger sisters: Stephanie and Mackenzie. Celek was a two-time all-distrcit and all-league selection at La Salle High School (Cincinnati, OH) who also lettered in track and field, participating in the shotput and discus events. Celek began playing football in the 2nd grade as a fullback for Our Lady of Visitation (Cincinnati, OH). Celek grew up a fan of the Cincinnati Bengals as his family owned 10 season tickets. His favorite Bengal of all time is Boomer Esiason. He also enjoyed watching Notre Dame football.

4 2016 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 11 Cle W 1/ % Sep 19 at Chi W 1/ % Sep 25 Pit W 1/ % Oct 9 at Det L 1/ % Oct 16 at Was L 1/ % Oct 23 Min W 1/ % Oct 30 at Dal L 1/ % Nov 6 at NYG L 1/ % Nov 13 Atl W 1/ % Nov 20 at Sea L 1/ % Nov 28 GB L 1/ % Dec 4 at Cin L 1/ % Dec 11 Was L 1/ % Dec 18 at Bal L 1/ % Dec 22 NYG W 1/ % Jan 1 Dal W 1/ % Totals 16/ % CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (Continued) Along with DeSean Jackson, became the first Eagles duo to each eclipse 100+ receiving yards in two consecutive games (9/20/09 vs. NO; 9/27/09 vs. KC) since Pete Pihos and Bobby Walston in 1953 (11/8/53 vs. NYG; 11/15/53 vs. Bal.) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (16/7, Playoffs: 3/3) Set an Eagles playoff record with 10 catches for 83 yards and 2 TDs in the NFC Championship game at Ari. (1/18/09). His 2 TDs tied a team postseason record held by Chad Lewis, Fred Barnett and Harold Carmichael Caught his first career playoff TD in the fourth quarter of an NFC Divisional round win at NYG (1/11/09) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (16/4) Snagged a 2-yard pass from QB Donovan McNabb for his first career TD vs. Buf. (12/30/07) COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS Finished his Cincinnati career ranked 3rd on the school s all-time list among TEs in receptions (91) and TDs (14), while amassing 1,135 yards. Closed his Bearcats career with a streak of 25 consecutive games with a catch Led all Big East TEs in receptions (35) and yards (481) while adding 3 TDs during his senior season As a junior, posted 32 receptions for 361 yards and 3 TDs and garnered second-team All-Conference USA honors as a sophomore with a school-record 8 TDs as a TE 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 14 at Atl L 1/ % Sep 20 Dal L 1/ % Sep 27 at NYJ W 1/ % Oct 4 at Was L 1/ t % Oct 11 NO W 1/ % Oct 19 NYG W 1/ % Oct 25 at Car L 1/ % Nov 8 at Dal W 1/ % Nov 15 Mia L 1/ % Nov 22 TB L 1/ % Nov 26 at Det L 1/ % Dec 6 at NE W 1/ % Dec 13 Buf W 1/ % Dec 20 Ari L 1/ % Dec 26 Was L 1/ % Jan 3 at NYG W 1/ % Totals 16/ % 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 7 Jax W 1/ % Sep 15 at Ind W 1/ % Sep 21 Was W 1/ % Sep 28 at SF L 1/ % Oct 5 StL W 1/ % Oct 12 NYG W 1/ % Oct 26 at Ari L 1/ % Nov 2 at Hou W 1/ % Nov 10 Car W 1/ % Nov 16 at GB L 1/ % Nov 23 Ten W 1/ % Nov 27 at Dal W 1/ % Dec 7 Sea L 1/ % Dec 14 Dal L 1/ % Dec 20 at Was L 1/ % Dec 28 at NYG W 1/ t % Totals 16/ % TRANSACTIONS 2007 Drafted by PHI in 5th round (162nd overall) Signed 4-year contract 12/1/09 Signed by PHI to 6-year extension through /29/16 Signed by PHI to 3-year contract through 2018

5 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 9 at Was W 1/ t % Sep 15 SD L 1/ % Sep 19 KC L 1/ % Sep 29 at Den L 1/ % Oct 6 at NYG W 1/ t % Oct 13 at TB W 1/ % Oct 20 Dal L 1/ % Oct 27 NYG L 1/ % Nov 3 at Oak W 1/ % Nov 10 at GB W 1/ % Nov 17 Was W 1/ % Dec 1 Ari W 1/ % Dec 8 Det W 1/ % Dec 15 at Min L 1/ % Dec 22 Chi W 1/ % Dec 29 at Dal W 1/ % Totals 16/ % Jan 4 NO L 1/ % Totals 1/ % 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 11 at StL W 1/ N/A N/A Sep 18 at Atl L 1/ N/A N/A Sep 25 NYG L 1/ N/A N/A Oct 2 SF L 1/ N/A N/A Oct 9 at Buf L 1/ N/A N/A Oct 16 at Was W 1/ N/A N/A Oct 30 Dal W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 7 Chi L 1/ N/A N/A Nov 13 Ari L 1/ N/A N/A Nov 20 at NYG W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 27 NE L 1/ N/A N/A Dec 1 at Sea L 1/ N/A N/A Dec 11 at Mia W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 18 NYJ W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 24 at Dal W 1/ N/A N/A Jan 1 Was W 1/ N/A N/A Totals 16/ N/A N/A 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 9 at Cle W 1/ % Sep 16 Bal W 1/ % Sep 23 at Ari L 1/ % Sep 30 NYG W 1/ % Oct 7 at Pit L 1/ % Oct 14 Det L 1/ % Oct 28 Atl L 1/ % Nov 5 at NO L 1/ % Nov 11 Dal L 1/ % Nov 18 at Was L 1/ % Nov 26 Car L 1/ % Dec 2 at Dal L 1/ % Dec 9 at TB W 1/ % Dec 13 Cin L 0/0 INACTIVE (CONCUSSION) Dec 23 Was L 1/ % Dec 30 at NYG L 1/ % Totals 15/ % 2010 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 12 GB L 1/ N/A N/A Sep 19 at Det W 1/ N/A N/A Sep 26 at Jax W 1/ N/A N/A Oct 3 Was L 1/ N/A N/A Oct 10 at SF W 1/ N/A N/A Oct 17 Atl W 1/ N/A N/A Oct 24 at Ten L 1/ N/A N/A Nov 7 Ind W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 15 at Was W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 21 NYG W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 28 at Chi L 1/ t 1 N/A N/A Dec 2 Hou W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 12 at Dal W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 19 at NYG W 1/ t 1 N/A N/A Dec 28 Min L 1/ N/A N/A Jan 2 Dal L 1/ N/A N/A Totals 16/ t 4 N/A N/A Jan 9 GB L 1/ N/A N/A Totals 1/ N/A N/A

6 2009 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 13 at Car W 1/ t 1 N/A N/A Sep 20 NO L 1/ N/A N/A Sep 27 KC W 1/ t 1 N/A N/A Oct 11 TB W 1/ N/A N/A Oct 18 at Oak L 1/ N/A N/A Oct 26 at Was W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 1 NYG W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 8 Dal L 1/ N/A N/A Nov 15 at SD L 1/ N/A N/A Nov 22 at Chi W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 29 Was W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 6 at Atl W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 13 at NYG W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 20 SF W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 27 Den W 1/ t 1 N/A N/A Jan 3 at Dal L 1/ N/A N/A Totals 16/ t 8 N/A N/A Jan 9 at Dal L 1/ N/A N/A Totals 1/ N/A N/A 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 7 StL W 1/ N/A N/A Sep 15 at Dal L 1/ N/A N/A Sep 21 Pit W 1/ N/A N/A Sep 28 at Chi L 1/ N/A N/A Oct 5 Was L 1/ N/A N/A Oct 12 at SF W 1/ N/A N/A Oct 26 Atl W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 2 at Sea W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 9 NYG L 1/ N/A N/A Nov 16 at Cin T 1/ N/A N/A Nov 23 at Bal L 1/ N/A N/A Nov 27 Ari W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 7 at NYG W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 15 Cle W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 21 at Was L 1/ N/A N/A Dec 28 Dal W 1/ N/A N/A Totals 16/ N/A N/A Jan 4 at Min W 1/ N/A N/A Jan 11 at NYG W 1/ N/A N/A Jan 18 at Ari L 1/ t 2 N/A N/A Totals 3/ t 3 N/A N/A 2007 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Sep 9 at GB L 1/ N/A N/A Sep 17 Was L 1/ N/A N/A Sep 23 Det W 1/ N/A N/A Sep 30 at NYG L 1/ N/A N/A Oct 14 at NYJ W 1/ N/A N/A Oct 21 Chi L 1/ N/A N/A Oct 28 at Min W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 4 Dal L 1/ N/A N/A Nov 11 at Was W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 18 Mia W 1/ N/A N/A Nov 25 at NE L 1/ N/A N/A Dec 2 Sea L 1/ N/A N/A Dec 9 NYG L 1/ N/A N/A Dec 16 at Dal W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 23 at NO W 1/ N/A N/A Dec 30 Buf W 1/ N/A N/A Totals 16/ N/A N/A