Packers and Ravens Tried to trade for Eagles’ Pro Bowl TE Zach Ertz

Zach Ertz with the Eagles in December 2019
Zach Ertz with the Eagles in December 2019. Photo by Chris Szagola/CSM/Shutterstock (10495846j)

Philadelphia Eagles’ Pro Bowl Zach Ertz is having a disappointing season in 2020, but even that didn’t stop teams around the NFL from exploring his availability. According to Sports Illustrated’s Ed Kracz, multiple teams made offers for Ertz in recent weeks, including Super Bowl contenders Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Ravens.

Ertz emerged as a trade candidate after he and the Eagles failed to reach an agreement on a new long-term deal. The 29-year-old tight end is reportedly asking top TE money while Philly isn’t ready to go down that route, especially with the emergence of third-year tight end Dallas Goedert.

It is unclear whether the Eagles were willing to entertain Packers and Ravens’ offers, but it makes sense for them to consider all options. Ertz has one year left on his deal and, given his reputation around the league, would certainly attract a big trade package.

Despite all the trade talk and rumors, Zach Ertz is staying in Philadelphia until the end of this season. Ertz recently landed on Injured Reserve with a minor injury designation, which makes him impossible to move ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline in early November. In the offseason, however, anything seems possible.

Ertz has been routinely Eagles’ biggest offensive weapon in recent years, clocking 549 receptions for 5,921 yards and 36 touchdowns since entering the league in 2013. He has three straight Pro Bowl nods between 2017 and 2019.

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