The former Cardinals tight end has been a key ingredient to Washington's successful season under quarterback Jayden Daniels and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury - whom Ertz played under in Arizona. NFL.com recently named Ertz as one of the league's best free agent signings of the year:

Commanders TE Zach Ertz, who spent the first eight and a half years of his career with the Eagles, returns to Philly for the NFC title game.

Zach Ertz and Nick Sirianni will go head-to-head once again this weekend, as the Philadelphia Eagles welcome the Washington Commanders for the NFC Championship game

At 34, Ertz is enjoying a career rebirth with Washington. For rookie star Jayden Daniels, he has become "a quarterback's best friend."

Zach Ertz helped the Philadelphia Eagles win their first Super Bowl. Now, with the Washington Commanders, he faces his former club in the NFC Championship Game.

The Cardinals saw plenty of positive signs in 2024 but still fell well short of the playoffs with an 8-9 finish.

Zach Ertz knows exactly what type of environment ... When Ertz was traded by the Eagles to the Arizona Cardinals midway through the 2021 season, he broke down in tears during a press conference ...

Nick Sirianni and Zach Ertz will come face-to-face again on Sunday, after the former Philadelphia Eagles tight end clashed with his old head coach in 2024.

Tight end Zach Ertz's career appeared on its last legs after the Eagles traded him to the Cardinals during the 2021 season.

His career left for dead, Ertz has been reborn with the Washington Commanders and now returns to Philadelphia, where he became a top tight end.

I hope they didn't judge me from prior stops I had been at or what they had heard or thought about about me, and I gave them a clean slate as well: 'Hey, we're gonna do the best we can do for the Commanders,

Commanders tight end Zach Ertz said he knew right away, as early as training camp, that Daniels would be special because of his work ethic and humility. The 24-year-old newcomer also reminded Ertz of a former NFL star. "I compared him to Andrew Luck, which is the ultimate compliment," said Ertz in a report from ESPN's John Keim.