After stints with the Cardinals and Washington Commanders, Ertz admitted he still mentally sings the Eagles' fight song when visiting Lincoln Financial Field.
“Even when [I was] on the other sideline … It’s still like subtly in the back of my mind,” Ertz said, “singing it as I’m over there watching.”
The 35-year-old tight end is recovering from a season-ending ACL tear suffered in Week 14 of the 2025 season against the Minnesota Vikings.
“We’re in a good spot.
We’re like five, almost six months now from surgery, so just training every day, doing everything I can to get back to where I was,” Ertz said.
“It’s a long process.
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There’s some long days, there’s some long weeks, some long months … it’s tough, but we’re just trying to stack these days right now.”