The Eagles are turning to a familiar face at tight end after Dallas Goedert’s Week 2 injury, bringing Zach Ertz back to Philadelphia.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Ertz is signing with the Eagles’ practice squad. Schefter said the move comes after Goedert went down with a sprained MCL against the Tennessee Titans and is expected to miss a few weeks.
“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,” Schefter reported.
Ertz, now 35, began his NFL career with the Eagles as a second-round pick in 2013. He spent more than eight seasons in Philadelphia before being traded to the Arizona Cardinals in 2021.
After that, he logged a little more than two seasons in Arizona and then played the last two years with the Washington Commanders.
His 2025 season was rolling before it ended early. In 13 games, Ertz caught 50 passes for 504 yards and four touchdowns. That year was cut short in Week 14 by a torn ACL.
Now healthy, he’s heading back to where it all started.
The Eagles’ tight end room has been hit hard. Rookie Eli Stowers was placed on injured reserve before the opener, and with Goedert sidelined, Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins are the only healthy tight ends currently on the 53-man roster.
That shortage is why Ertz may not spend long on the practice squad.
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