Looking at the upcoming offseason for the Denver Broncos, you have probably heard of several tight ends the team could take a shot on in the 2025 NFL Draft. But here's a potential addition to the team you may not have heard at all... Zach Ertz.
The Broncos have Adam Trautman, Lucas Krull and Nate Adkins as the tight ends on their roster. Those players didn't do enough in 2024 and Bo Nix needs a more explosive, game-changing player at that position. The draft offers several potential options that fit that description including Tyler Warren, Colston Loveland and Harold Fannin Jr.
But Pro Football Network, predicting one player each team could sign this offseason, has the Broncos taking the free-agent route to their new tight end and signing veteran Zach Ertz.
Ertz is coming off season No. 12 in the league but it was a big bounce-back year for him. He went from a player who didn't appear to have much left to offer to one of the better tight ends in the league, catching 66 passes for 654 yards and seven touchdowns. Each of those numbers was the best he had posted since he was in his prime with the Philadelphia Eagles.
This could lead to a nice deal with a new team, but the Broncos being listed in connection to Ertz, despite the need at the position, is certainly questionable.
Ertz is 34 years old and wouldn't likely be signing a long-term deal. With free agency happening ahead of the draft, it would seem a bit of a panic move by the Broncos to sign an aging veteran when the tight end class in this year's draft is full of promise.
"Zach Ertz would fill the Broncos’ need for a veteran pass catcher. He would not fit the “joker” role, but he could still be a very valuable part of the offense. At 34 years of age, he is only likely to be looking for a short-term deal on a team that can challenge in the postseason, which is a box the Broncos tick", wrote PFSN.
That is all true, but unless the Broncos plan to add a veteran and a rookie at tight end this offseason, it's a move that doesn't really fit with the direction the team should be headed in. The other potential signings listed, J.K. Dobbins, Najee Harris, Chris Godwin, Keenan Allen, Zack Baun, and Bobby Wagner, pretty much all make more sense than Ertz.
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