RUMOR: Zach Ertz reunion with Eagles on the table ahead of Week 1

Update [9/21/26] Eagles' Dallas Goedert has an MCL injury and will miss multiple weeks chatter is heating up about Ertz

Update [9/1/26 cooling off] Eagles' GM Howie Roseman talking to reporters cooled off any immediate talk of reunion with Ertz. Roseman was asked about the possibility of a reunion with Ertz. While Roseman is known to keep his cards hidden this quote also gives a bit of insight into his thinking. For now unless something changes with the TE room don't expect an Ertz signing with the Eagles soon.

“First, I’d say what an unbelievable player, what an unbelievable person, tremendous respect for him,” Roseman said, via a transcript from the team. “At the same time, love what we have going in our tight end room, too. I would say, have talked to Zach over a period of time, obviously rehabbing his ACL and the relationship, just like a lot of our former players who’ve been here. But like anything else, wouldn’t get into any conversations about anything other than from a big picture perspective. In my opinion, one of the greatest tight ends to play the game and just tremendous respect for him, and also excited about the tight ends that we have here."

A Zach Ertz reunion with the Eagles is on the table, according to league sources relayed by EJ Smith of PHLY as Philadelphia sorts out its tight end room.

Nothing is imminent, Smith reports. Ertz, who turns 35 this season, is nearing the nine-month mark of recovery from a knee injury suffered Dec. 7 and was cleared for football activities earlier this month. The Eagles carried four tight ends (Dallas Goedert, Johnny Mundt, Eli Stowers and EJ Jenkins), but Stowers is sidelined with a hamstring injury and still developing as he has had a quiet rookie summer, leaving the room short of proven depth behind Goedert.

A reunion carries nostalgic weight as well. Ertz is 10 catches shy of Harold Carmichael's franchise record for receptions, and general manager Howie Roseman has never shied from bringing franchise greats back, having traded for DeSean Jackson and re-signed Nick Foles. That backdrop, plus a real need at the position, is why this one is building steam heading into the Sept. 13 opener against the Commanders — even if no deal is close yet.