The Eagles are bringing back a familiar name to help patch a thin tight end room.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Philadelphia is signing Zach Ertz to the practice squad after Dallas Goedert went down with an injury in Week 2. Schefter reported, “Three-time Pro-Bowl tight end Zach Ertz, who played in Philadelphia from 2013-‘21 and helped the team win its first Super Bowl, is returning to the city and signing with the Eagles practice squad, per sources. The Eagles lost TE Dallas Goedert to a sprained MCL and now are turning to Ertz, who spent the past two seasons in Washington,”
Ertz, a former second-round pick by the Eagles in 2013, spent more than eight seasons in Philadelphia before being traded to the Arizona Cardinals in 2021. After that, he played two-plus seasons in Arizona and then spent the last two years with the Washington Commanders.
The veteran tight end was off to a strong 2025 season before it was cut short, finishing with 50 catches for 504 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games. His year ended early when he suffered a torn ACL in Week 14.
Now healthy, Ertz is set to resume his career where it began.
Goedert’s injury update came from Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, who said the tight end suffered a sprained MCL in Sunday’s Week 2 game against the Tennessee Titans and is expected to miss a few weeks. Schefter also noted, “Eagles TE Dallas Goedert is likely to miss a few weeks due to the sprained MCL he suffered Sunday vs. the Titans,”
Philadelphia was already dealing with tight end depth issues before Goedert’s setback. Rookie Eli Stowers was placed on injured reserve before the opener, leaving Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins as the only healthy tight ends on the 53-man roster.
With the position stretched so thin, Ertz may not stay on the practice squad for long.
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