According to J.J. Watt, Cardinals TE Zach Ertz asked the team to release him and they have obliged.
Ertz had been on injured reserve but faced a questionable role in Arizona even when he returned to full health due to the rise of TE Trey McBride.
Assuming he’s healthy, Ertz is now free to catch on with a contending team and chase another ring.
While he is technically subject to the waiver wire, Ertz is still owed the remainder of his $8.755 million scheduled 2023 base salary, which makes it a little less likely he’ll be claimed.
Ertz, 32, is a former second-round pick of the Eagles back in 2013. He was traded to the Cardinals during the 2021 season for CB Tay Gowan and a 2022 fifth-round pick.
Ertz played out the final year of his six-year, $43.64 million contract that included $20 million guaranteed and a base salary of $8.25 million for the 2021 season.
He was in line to be an unrestricted free agent when he agreed to a three-year, $31.65 million contract with $17.5 million guaranteed last year with the Cardinals.
Ertz was due $8.5 million in the final year of the deal in 2024.
In 2023, Ertz has appeared in seven games and caught 27 passes for 187 yards receiving and a touchdown.
We’ll have more on Ertz as the news is available.
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