January 25, 2016
The Eagles locked up Zach Ertz through 2021 this morning after signing him to a five-year extension, the team announced. Ertz caught 75 passes for 853 yards and two touchdowns in 2015. The money totals, via Ian Rapoport of NFL Network:
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
Ertz's career numbers through three seasons:
| Year | Rec | Yards | YPC | TD |
| 2013 | 36 | 469 | 13.0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 58 | 702 | 12.1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 75 | 853 | 11.4 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 169 | 2024 | 12.0 | 9 |
Ertz closed the season with excellent numbers, as he racked up 35 catches for 450 yards in his last four games.
| Opponent | Rec | Yards | YPC | TD |
| Bills | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 1 |
| Redskins | 13 | 122 | 9.4 | 0 |
| Giants | 9 | 152 | 16.9 | 0 |
With Ertz now making more than $8 million per season on average, it's going to be difficult to carry longtime Eagles tight end Brent Celek at $5 million this season. Expect the Eagles to ask Celek to take a pay cut, or part ways with him.
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