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After back-to-back gritty wins to open the season, the s are set to welcome again a fan favourite in Week 3.
Zach Ertz is signing with the Eagles' follow squad, d, with the expectation that he shall be elevated to the 53-man roster for Philadelphia's Week 3 sport in opposition to the s.
It's a reunion for each side, as Ertz spent practically 9 seasons with the Eagles earlier than being traded throughout Nick Sirianni's first season on the job. With accidents taking a toll on the tight finish place, the Eagles will see what Ertz has left within the tank as quickly as subsequent Monday evening.
Right here's what you’ll want to know.
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Why are the Eagles signing Zach Ertz?
The Eagles realized Monday that TE Dallas Goedert is ready to overlook just a few weeks with a sprained MCL. Whereas that's not a worst-case situation, Philadelphia is skinny on in-house replacements.
This is able to be the place rookie Eli Stowers might have stepped up, however Stowers is on IR after a tough preseason, as is Grant Calcaterra. That left Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins as the one wholesome tight ends on the roster.
With restricted choices behind Goedert and Ertz nonetheless a free agent, the Eagles opted for a reunion with the 35-year-old somewhat than experimenting with Mundt, who has 76 profession catches however has spent a decade within the NFL primarily as a blocking tight finish.
Ertz has been a standout pass-catching tight finish for a lot of his profession, which began with the Eagles in 2013. Whereas he solely performed beneath Sirianni for just a few weeks and doesn't have direct familiarity with offensive coordinator Sean Mannion's offense, Ertz is aware of the group nicely sufficient to slip proper in and doubtlessly contribute as quickly as subsequent Monday evening.
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When did the Eagles commerce Zach Ertz?
The Eagles traded Ertz to the s in the course of the 2021 season, with Goedert rising because the group's main tight finish.
Whereas these two franchises are on reverse ends of the spectrum proper now, the Eagles weren't anticipating to contend in 2021 whereas the Cardinals jumped out to a 7-0 begin. Each ended up dropping within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs, however it appeared on the time just like the Eagles have been doing proper by Ertz by sending him to a contender.
Since 2021, Ertz has break up his time between Arizona and Washington, with a short playoff cease in Detroit. Ertz wants solely 11 extra catches to develop into the Eagles' all-time chief in receptions.
Eagles TE depth chart
| Rank | TE |
| 1 | Dallas Goedert* |
| 2 | Zach Ertz |
| 3 | Grant Calcaterra** |
| 4 | Eli Stowers** |
| 5 | Johnny Mundt |
| 6 | E.J. Jenkins |
- * — Out with MCL sprain.
- ** — On injured reserve.
With Goedert out for at the very least just a few weeks and each Calcaterra and Stowers on IR, Ertz has a transparent path to targets so long as he proves he's bodily able to contribute. Mundt and Jenkins will enter Week 3 because the Eagles' solely different wholesome tight ends, and it might stay that means deep into October, relying on Goedert's restoration timeline.
