Eagles Sign Zach Ertz To Five-Year Extension
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to a five-year contract extension with tight end Zach Ertz, the team announced on Monday.
#Eagles fans, connections to Planet Ertz will continue through 2021 w/a 5-year extension: https://t.co/XcM33y25Fz pic.twitter.com/YWUfiCh74s
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 25, 2016
"I love Philly," Ertz wrote on his blog. "My family loves it. I love how passionate Eagles fans are about their football, how they live and breathe it. I put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best, and our fans want us to be successful as much as we want to be successful."
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Ertz's deal is reportedly worth $42.5 million, with $20 million guaranteed.
The #Eagles signed TE Zach Ertz to a 5-year extension worth $42.5M, source said. He gets $20M in guarantees.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 25, 2016
Some of Ertz's teammates congratulated him on Twitter:
Congrats @ZERTZ_86 you deserve it bro .. https://t.co/CAZcMV4LVY
— fletcher cox (@fcoxx_91) January 25, 2016
Congrats to my brother @ZERTZ_86 on the contract extension! Well deserved. #Family #EaglesNation pic.twitter.com/hcYGS7oHc4
— Lane Johnson (@LaneJohnson65) January 25, 2016
Ertz, 25, was the Eagles' 2013 second round pick. He has 169 catches for 2,024 yards and nine touchdowns in his career. He will address the media at 1:00 p.m.