Tag: Zach Ertz

Lions place TE Brock Wright on injured reserve, add Zach Ertz to the practice squad

Lions place TE Brock Wright on injured reserve, add Zach Ertz to the practice squad

In an unfortunate turn of events, Brock Wright’s season is now over. The Lions placed the tight end on injured reserve on Wednesday with a broken forearm.

Wright had his brightest moment of the entire season in the win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a beautiful catch-and-run that set up a touchdown. Unfortunately, he broke his arm later in the game.

As expected, the team added veteran Zach Ertz to the practice squad to take Wright’s place. In addition to signing Ertz, the Lions signed veteran DT Tyson Alualu from the practice squad to the active roster. Alualu has been playing as a practice squad elevation.

Former Cardinals TE Zach Ertz to sign with Lions

Ertz is expected to play for the Lions in the NFC Championship Game this weekend against the San Francisco 49ers.

Tight end Zach Ertz has a new team. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Ertz is going to sign with the Detroit Lions to their practice squad, but the plans are for him to be elevated to play in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.

The Cardinals released Ertz at the end of November at his request so he could potentially finish the season with a contending team. He was coming off a quad injury and Trey McBride had emerged.

He will have a chance to got the Super Bowl.

This season, coming off a torn ACL, Ertz played in seven games, catching 27 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown.

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The Lions are adding TE Zach Ertz this week

The 33-year-old Ertz

Faced with the prospect of having only two healthy tight ends on the entire roster, the Detroit Lions are adding free agent Zach Ertz this week. Ertz will begin on Detroit’s practice squad, per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network.

Ertz, 33, was waived from the Cardinals injured reserve at his request back in November. He suffered a quad injury in October and has not practiced or played since.

Ertz has a strong connection to the Lions. Current Lions TE coach Steve Heiden was his position coach with the Cardinals for nearly two seasons.

Brock Wright broke his forearm in Detroit’s 31-23 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.

Former Eagles TE Zach Ertz to sign with Lions ahead of NFC Championship game

Former Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz to sign with Detroit Lions ahead of NFC Championship game matchup vs. San Francisco 49ers

The Detroit Lions already have Sam LaPorta on the roster.

Still, with a historic NFC Championship matchup against the 49ers looming, Dan Campbell added a future Hall of Famer.

Tom Pelissero reports that former Eagles tight end Zach Ertz is joining the Lions for the rest of the postseason.

The Cardinals and tight end Zach Ertz mutually parted ways. Arizona decided to move forward with Trey McBride as the feature tight end while allowing Ertz to finish the season elsewhere.

Ertz went unclaimed, and he’s now a free agent and can sign with any team.

Ertz exited Philadelphia with 579 receptions, 6,267 yards, and 38 touchdowns, the most catches by a tight end in a single season. He’ll go down as one of the best players in franchise history, making a significant impact in the city.

He’ll now have an opportunity to win another Super Bowl, this time with Detroit.

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5 NFL free agents who could help your playoff-bound team, including Ndamukong Suh

Which NFL free agents could help your playoff-bound team? There are some good names out there.

The NFL playoffs are right around the corner, and postseason-bound teams are looking over the state of their rosters for a January push.

The Baltimore Ravens bolstered their offense by signing running back Dalvin Cook to the practice squad on Thursday, hinting that more signings like it could be on the way for playoff football.

While some of the players on this list haven’t played all that much this season (if at all), they’re all proven veterans who could factor in for a couple of games to help a team compete for a Super Bowl.

Let’s run down five of these names and try to identify how they could help and which teams make the most sense at this point.

John Harbaugh addresses Zach Ertz rumors: ‘We like our tight ends’

Following the team’s bye week, Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh spoke with the media on Monday. One of the questions Harbaugh was asked was about the level of interest from the Ravens in acquiring veteran free-agent tight end Zach Ertz. …

Following the team’s bye week, Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh spoke with the media on Monday.

One of the questions Harbaugh was asked was about the level of interest from the Ravens in acquiring veteran free-agent tight end Zach Ertz.

“Any time a great player is out there, you sure look at it,” Harbaugh said. “But I would say this about that right now: We like our tight ends. We really like our guys. Like I said, I’m not ruling out Mark Andrews for the down-the-road future at all. Mark is so darn tough. Mark is one of those guys that really and truly … You say a guy eats, sleeps and breathes football; that’s Mark Andrews. So, he’s going to do everything he can to get back down the road. But the guys that we have right now – our young guys – they’re real guys, they’re real players, and I think, right now, we’ll just roll with those guys.”

Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz named Baltimore as one of four teams most interested in signing Ertz following his requested release from the Arizona Cardinals.

Without Andrews in the lineup, the Ravens will primarily rely on second-year tight end Isaiah Likely to step up in the passing game — which he did against the Los Angeles Chargers last week with 40 yards on four catches. Fellow second-year tight end Charlie Kolar has a chance to prove himself over the season’s final stretch as well. Baltimore also has a pair of tight ends on the practice squad in Scotty Washington and undrafted free agent Travis Vokolek.

Report: Bills expressed interest in TE Zach Ertz

Report: #Bills expressed interest in TE Zach Ertz:

The Buffalo Bills have been linked with a name the team has been connected to in the past: Tight end Zach Ertz.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bills are one of at least four teams to have expressed interest in him:

Ertz to Buffalo is an idea we’ve heard before.

Last week, the Arizona Cardinals released Ertz. He was subject to waivers but he was not claimed.  Ertz is free to sign with any team.

Ertz, 33, has played 12 seasons in the NFL. A bulk of that was with the Philadelphia Eagles, another team interested in re-signing him now, from 2013-2021.

In October 2021, Ertz was traded to the Cardinals and at that time the Bills had expressed interest in him at that time but the deal was nixed by the Eagles–according to Ertz himself.

“There were a couple teams extremely interested, Buffalo being one of them,” Ertz said in May 2023. “It was almost a done deal, but it just didn’t get over the finish line.”

Ertz to the Bills now seems much less likely with the emergence of first-round rookie Dalton Kincaid combined with Dawson Knox already being at the position. However, Knox is currently on injured reserve due to a wrist injury. That could potentially be more serious if Buffalo does truly have interest in adding Ertz.

Bills Wire will provide updates as information is made available.

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Ravens among four teams ‘most interested’ in Zach Ertz

Ravens among four teams ‘most interested’ in Zach Ertz

The Baltimore Ravens are adjusting to life without Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews as they gear up for a difficult final five-game stretch of the season.

The Ravens may be looking to make an addition at the tight end position, as according to Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz, Baltimore is among four teams most interested in signing veteran free agent tight end Zach Ertz.

The two-win Arizona Cardinals released the 33-year-old tight end per his request earlier in the week. After clearing waivers, Ertz can sign with any team of his choosing.

While Ertz is not the same player he once was in his prime with the Philadelphia Eagles, he can still contribute to a contending team with a need at the tight end position.

The Ravens turned to second-year tight end Isaiah Likely in Week 12 against the Los Angeles Chargers — the first full game without Andrews in the lineup. Likely responded with 40 yards on four catches, demonstrating his elusive after-the-catch ability.

While Likely should remain the team’s top option at the position in the passing game, Ertz is a potential upgrade over fellow second-year tight end Charlie Kolar. It would provide quarterback Lamar Jackson with another safety blanket in the short-to-intermediate passing game.

In seven games played this season with the Cardinals, Ertz caught 27 passes on 43 targets for 187 yards and one touchdown.

Former Cardinals TE Zach Ertz could return to Eagles

Adam Schefter reports the Eagles have interest Ertz, who played for Philly from 2013-2021 before he was traded to the Cardinals.

The Arizona Cardinals announced the release of tight end Zach Ertz on Thursday. With the emergence of second-year tight end Trye McBride and the team sitting at 2-10 on the season, Ertz requested his release to be able to sign with a contender.

He has since cleared waivers and is now free to sign with any team.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, there might be a return to Philadelphia.

Schefter reports the 10-1 Eagles, Ertz’s previous team, have interest in Ertz.

Ertz played for the Eagles from 2012-2021, when he was traded to the Cardinals.

He needs 11 catches to become the Eagles’ all-time leading receiver.

Ertz caught 579 passes as a member of the Eagles. Harold Carmichael, who played between 1971-1983, had 589 total catches for Philly.

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Eagles expected to have interest in signing free agent TE Zach Ertz

The Cardinals are waiving veteran tight end Zach Ertz, who requested his release and Adam Schefter reports the Eagles have interest in signing the free agent

The Eagles are always looking to add talent to the roster, and with Dallas Goedert injured, the team could look to bring back a future Ring of Honor nominee.

The Cardinals and tight end Zach Ertz mutually parted ways, with Arizona deciding to move forward with Trey McBride as the feature tight end while allowing Ertz to finish the season somewhere else.

Ertz went unclaimed, and he’s now a free agent, and can sign with any team. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Philadelphia does in fact have interest in adding Ertz to the roster.

Goedert is listed as doubtful for Week 13 against the 49ers.

Still, production at the position has been limited when he’s out of the lineup, and Ertz could provide Jalen Hurts with a trusted security blanket if needed.

Ertz exited Philadelphia with 579 receptions, 6,267 yards, and 38 touchdowns, the most catches by a tight end in a single season. He’ll go down as one of the best players in franchise history, making a significant impact in the city.