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
As the Commanders prepare for their NFC Championship matchup with the Eagles, Zach Ertz explains why he compares JD5 to Andrew Luck.
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.
Tight end Zach Ertz has been at this stage before, so he knows better than most Washington Commanders what it takes to win the game on the biggest stage.
Our NFL expert Ryan Gilbert likes Commanders tight end Zach Ertz and Eagles wideout A.J. Brown to find the end zone on Sunday.
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,
The thought invaded Zach Ertz’s mind late in 2023 when he was out of football and a year removed from knee surgery. He wasn’t ready to retir
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.
The Washington Commanders have been the underdog story in the 2025 NFL playoffs. After sneaking in as the second-to-last seed, they have earned wins over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions en route to 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."
Veteran Commanders tight end Zach Ertz knows all about the importance of keeping Daniels healthy in order for the franchise to deliver a Super Bowl, so it's no surprise that he was steamed over a hit that Detroit Lions defensive end Josh Paschal delivered on his quarterback in last Saturday's NFC divisional round playoff game.