New Commanders weapon has exciting explanation of why team has 'unique' coach
The Washington Commanders offense has a long way to go before being ready to go but it's starting to take shape little by little, something that will only pick up as free agency kicks off next week and the team has $91.54 million in salary cap space. Of course, the quarterback position will likely have […]
The Washington Commanders offense has a long way to go before being ready to go but it's starting to take shape little by little, something that will only pick up as free agency kicks off next week and the team has $91.54 million in salary cap space.
Of course, the quarterback position will likely have a new face once the 2024 NFL Draft comes around. But in the meantime, the Commanders are adding pieces to the roster.
This week, they signed Super Bowl champion tight end Zach Ertz to the team on a one-year deal worth $5 million. On Thursday, he explained why he believes Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury is "unique."
"I was kind of raised in the West Coast system at Stanford with coach (Jim) Harbaugh and coach (David) Shaw and my first couple of years with Chip (Kelly) were so different and then Doug Pederson was completely," Ertz told The Pat McAfee Show. "But they all kind of had similar terminology but when I got traded to Arizona years ago I pretty much had to put everything aside I knew about offensive terminology."
But Ertz' desire to reunite with Kingsbury didn't just happen because of mere football language. Instead, it's his openness that attracted him to link back up in Washington.
"But I think the thing that's unique about Kliff is he doesn't care where a play comes from," Ertz explained. "He doesn't care if it's a high school football game, he's open to all ideas (…) There's no pecking order with him, he's going to let all of his guys bring all this different gameplan ideas and he's going to get his guys the ball."
Recently, the always controversial Johnny Manziel opened up about how special a bond with Kingsbury can be. Despite the Manziel persona, you can tell players love to have Kingsbury as a coach.
Ertz, a three-time Pro Bowler has played 151 games in the NFL since arriving to the league in 2013. He's averaged 65 catches and 676 yards per season since then, but hasn't reached 500 yards since 2021 as he's navigated injuries the past couple of years.
Washington Commanders sign three-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion before free agency starts
And just like that, the Washington Commanders found a way to supplant the Logan Thomas cut from less than a week ago. Per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the Commanders signed three-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion, Zach Ertz, on Wednesday. It's a one-year deal worth up to $5 million. As Pelissero notes, Ertz played […]
