Report: TE Zach Ertz to sign 1-year deal with Commanders

Field Level Media|published: Wed 6th March, 14:09 2024

Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz (86) celebrates his touchdown reception against the Cincinnati Bengals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Oct. 8, 2023. credits: Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

Veteran tight end Zach Ertz is signing a one-year contract worth up to $5 million with the Washington Commanders, NFL Network reported on Wednesday.

The move returns Ertz, 33, to the NFC East and also reunites him with his former head coach. He finished last season on the Detroit Lions' practice squad, therefore he didn't have to wait until the new league opens next Wednesday to sign with a new team.

Ertz played his first eight-plus seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles in the same division. He was traded to the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 15, 2021, and played there under head coach Kliff Kingsbury, who recently was hired as new head coach Dan Quinn's offensive coordinator in Washington.

Ertz caught 27 passes for 187 yards and one touchdown in seven starts with the Cardinals in 2023.

The three-time Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl LII champion has 709 catches for 7,434 yards and 46 TDs in 151 games (113 starts) with the Eagles and Cardinals. Philadelphia drafted him in the second round in 2013.

—Field Level Media