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The Philadelphia Eagles need to win their upcoming matchup against the New York Giants if they want to secure their ticket to the playoffs atop the NFC East. However, they may have to do so without one of their best pass-catchers in Zach Ertz. The tight end was not supposed to participate on Tuesday practice […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are already thin on the offensive side of the ball and they could be even thinner on Sunday. According to Mike Garafolo, Philadelphia is unsure if Zach Ertz will be able to play in Week 17. From NFL Now on @nflnetwork: #Eagles TE Zach Ertz came back in the game this past […]

Monday revealed that Philadelphia Eagles star tight end Zach Ertz fractured a rib during Sunday’s vital home win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16. Ertz and the Eagles defeated the Cowboys yesterday to keep the dream alive of winning the NFC East and punching another trip to the NFL postseason. According to NFL Network’s […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz and tight end Zach Ertz were able to connect for a clutch touchdown to take the New York Giants to overtime. It was only right that they provided the finishing touches on a win. Wentz capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive by finding Ertz once again to secure the victory over […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were in desperate need of a score with time winding down on “Monday Night Football” against the New York Giants. Fortunately, quarterback Carson Wentz was able to oblige. Philadelphia was able to cap a 14-play 85-yard drive with a touchdown pass from Wentz to tight end Zach Ertz. Watch below. Ertz comes […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have been shorthanded on offense for the majority of this season but they’ll have one of their key contributors available on Sunday. According to Ian Rapoport, Zach Ertz is officially active versus the Miami Dolphins in Week 13. #Eagles TE Zach Ertz is officially active. https://t.co/iBXrrTTiQo — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 1, […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have a golden opportunity to move into a tie with the Dallas Cowboys for first place in the NFC East when they face the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, but based on the way the Eagles have played this season, nothing is guaranteed. To make matters more difficult, they may be without a […]

The Philadelphia Eagles released their injury report for Week 13 and Zach Ertz made a surprise appearance on it. According to Jeff McLane, Ertz is dealing with a hamstring injury. #Eagles TE Zach Ertz initially suffered his hamstring injury last week and played through it against the Seahawks, from what I understand. Suggests that he […]

Though the Philadelphia Eagles dropped a game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, tight end Zach Ertz left as a winner. At least, individually. In the loss, Ertz became the second-fastest tight end to ever reach 500 receptions, according to NFL Research. He did so in 102 games, just one game behind Kellen Winslow, who […]

The Philadelphia Eagles extended their early first-half lead over the Chicago Bears at home in the two team’s Week 9 matchup with a 25-yard pass from quarterback Carson Wentz to tight end Zach Ertz (via NFL). Wentz connects with Ertz for SIX! @cj_wentz @ZERTZ_86 #CHIvsPHI 📺: FOX📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports appWatch free on […]

The legacy of Zach Ertz continues to grow as he had hit another milestone with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. After catching his third pass of the day, Ertz is now second on Philadelphia’s all-time receptions list. Zach Ertz (453) passed Pete Retzlaff (452) for the 2nd-most receptions in #Eagles history.@ZERTZ_86 now trails only Harold […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will be returning to Lincoln Financial Field in Week 3 to take on the Detroit Lions. The Eagles are 1-0 at home this season but are coming off a road loss against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2. To begin the season, Philadelphia looked as if they were going to be upset […]

Philadelphia Eagles veteran tight end Zach Ertz is seeing a different kind of player in fourth-year franchise quarterback Carson Wentz. Ertz, 28, is entering his seventh season as a pro—all with the Eagles—and he admitted 2018 was tough due to expectations on Philly and Wentz, the 26-year-old signal-caller the Eagles selected with the second overall […]

Many people were shocked to see that Andrew Luck had retired from the NFL. Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz was among the players who shared their thoughts on the decision. Ertz spent three seasons playing on the same team as Luck when the two were both attending Stanford in college. The Pro-Bowl tight end […]

The tight end position may not be the most important to a fantasy football team, but it can often mean a squad finishes with a losing or winning season. If you draft any of these tight ends, you may find yourself reaping the benefits. 10. Jimmy Graham – Green Bay Packers Jimmy Graham is far […]

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz has no issue with the United States women’s soccer team running up the score against Thailand in their opening round matchup. Ertz’s wife Julie is one of the stars of the team and points out how important goal differential is deciding the matchups for the knockout round. “I’ve got […]

NFL defenses may be trying to find even more ways to try to slow down Zach Ertz in 2019. The Philadelphia Eagles tight end had a phenomenal 2018 season but is projected to have another impressive campaign this year. According to Ertz himself, he feels the “best he’s ever had in his entire NFL career“. […]

It wasn’t long ago when the Philadelphia Eagles’ receiving corps was a negative for the team. Back in Carson Wentz’s rookie season (2016), many viewed his pass-catchers as a catalyst to his mid-season regression. In ’16, his leading pass-catchers (WR’s, TE’s) were; Zach Ertz (816 yards, 4 TD’s, 73.6% catch rate), Jordan Mathews (804, 3, […]

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz had a standout season last year, catching 116 passes for 1,163 yards and eight touchdowns but even after the impressive year he has a chip on his shoulder. Ertz points back to a goal he had during his rookie season that he thinks he can continue to build on […]

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz had a monster year this past season, hauling in 116 receptions for 1,163 yards and eight touchdowns en route to a Pro Bowl appearance. Is it possible that Ertz can replicate that production in 2019? ESPN doesn’t think so. While ESPN still has Ertz having a big year, its […]

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long officially announced his retirement over the weekend. Tight end Zach Ertz is now among the friends and former teammates to wish him the best. The two spent two years together with the Eagles. Ertz has since thanked Long for all that he has done in Philadelphia,via Twitter: What a […]

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz has been making a name for himself for many years, rising to the top of the ranks at his position. However, Ertz is under the impression that many may not see him as the significant force he is. That only motivates him to be better. Zach Ertz on his […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have reworked the contract of tight end Zach Ertz in order to free up some cap space, according to Field Yates of ESPN. To do so, the Eagles converted $7.195 million of Ertz’s base salary into a signing bonus, opening up $5.756 million of cap space in 2019. Ertz, who is signed […]

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper is replacing Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz on the Pro Bowl roster, according to Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com. Ertz decided to withdraw from the trip to Honolulu. Hooper hauled in 71 receptions for 660 yards and four touchdowns on the year. The 24-year-old, who played his collegiate football […]

In 2012, Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten set the record for most receptions by a tight end in a single season with 110. Zach Ertz of their division rival Philadelphia Eagles broke Witten’s record on the team’s first offensive play of the third quarter against the Houston Texans. Ertz entered the day needing 10 […]

Zach Ertz and the Philadelphia Eagles are in the middle of a desperate fight to make the playoffs this season. It has been a roller coaster ride all season long, but the Eagles still have a legitimate chance to get into the postseason. They need to win out and get some help, but there is […]

With all signs pointing towards Nick Foles starting for the Philadelphia Eagles against the Los Angeles Rams, Zach Ertz knows the team has full confidence in him. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, starting quarterback Carson Wentz is dealing with a big injury and there are doubts if he will be able to suit […]

Philadelphia Eagles legend Brian Westbrook greeted the team’s current tight end Zach Ertz on Twitter. It came a day after Ertz broke the franchise record for receptions in a season. Fitting that @ZERTZ_86 broke the single season recs record in front of an awesome home crowd in a Win for the Birds!! Your Hard work […]

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz has officially set a franchise record for most receptions in a single season. Ertz secured his 91st catch during the team’s Monday night game against the Washington Redskins, and that allowed him to pass Bryan Westbrook for the top spot. Westbrook had 90 receptions for the Eagles back in […]

The Philadephia Eagles as a team are having a down season, but one guy who is blowing past expectations is tight end Zach Ertz who is on pace to break the record for catches by a tight end in a season. Ertz already has 84 catches for 895 yards with five games remaining.  Ertz only […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have had a notable absentee from practice in Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz for three straight days due to dealing with an undisclosed injury. However, Ertz has finally returned to the practice field on Tuesday morning participating in drills, according to Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer. TE Zach Ertz is […]

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz hasn’t been on the field for a while now. Dating back to last week, Ertz has now missed three straight practices, including one on Monday. Zach Berman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reported the veteran’s continued absence and believes that it’s verging on more than just rest for last season’s […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are coming off their first Super Bowl win in franchise history, leading to some notable departures this offseason. Particularly at the tight end position, both of Pro Bowler Zach Ertz’s backups, Brent Celek and Trey Burton, moved on. In response, the franchise selected former South Dakota State tight end Dallas Goedert in […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz continues to make his way through the comeback trail from a torn ACL in relatively quick fashion. He’s already advanced to 7-on-7 drills this week, which is impressive given that he’s less than six months removed from suffering the injury. And apparently, that injury hasn’t affected the speed of Wentz’s […]

Since suffering a torn ACL and LCL back in mid-December, Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback Carson Wentz has been on a steady recovery from the injury with eyes on making a return by the season opener for the 2018 campaign. Wentz has made more progress in the last few weeks toward reaching that goal. According to […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have had to part ways with a number of their key players from last year’s Super Bowl run. The group that took the biggest hit was undoubtedly the tight ends following the departure of Brent Celek and Trey Burton this offseason. Although the team signed tight end Richard Rodgers, tight end Zach Ertz […]

Doug Pederson put together a gameplan for the ages in Super Bowl LII, topping Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots to deliver the first Super Bowl title in Philadelphia Eagles history. In wake of the victory, Eagles tight end Zach Ertz is upset that Pederson didn’t receive more support for the NFL’s Coach of the Year […]

The doubts surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles had been heard loud and clear throughout the postseason. However, tight end Zach Ertz had little doubts about the team’s preparation leading up to Super Bowl LII. Most teams use the extra time off to help players get healthy while working on the game plan. According to Darin Gantt of Pro Football Talk, Ertz says Philadelphia turned it up […]

There are a number of intriguing elements to this year’s showdown between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. One of the underrated aspects of this game is that it will feature perhaps two of the best tight ends in the game in Rob Gronkowski and Zach Ertz. Although Ertz enjoyed the […]