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Zach Ertz's Injury Guide
Injury Risk
Very High
Chance of Injury in 2026
88%
Chance of Injury per Game
11.7%
Projected Games Missed 2026
3.40
Durability
5.00
Zach Ertz's Injury Status
Current Status
Week 1 Practice Report
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- Week Status:
- Active
- Likelihood of Playing:
- High
Zach Ertz Injury History
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| Date | League | Injury | Level | Games Missed | Details |
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| Dec 7, 2025 | NFL | Knee ACL Tear | Grade 3 | 4 | Ertz suffered a severe right knee injury in the Week 14 game against the Minnesota Vikings. UPDATE: Ertz suffered a season-ending torn ACL. UPDATE: Ertz is expected to be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 season. |
| Dec 15, 2024 | NFL | Head Cranial Concussion | Grade 1 | — | Ertz sustained a concussion in the second quarter of Week 15’s game vs. the Saints. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | NFL | Leg Quad Strain | — | 10 | Ertz sustained a quad strain in Week 7. He was placed on IR and didn't play again in the 2023 season. |
| Nov 13, 2022 | NFL | Knee MCL Tear | Grade 3 | 7 | Ertz was carted off in the 1st quarter. |
| Nov 13, 2022 | NFL | Knee ACL Tear | Grade 3 | 7 | Ertz also suffered a torn MCL in Week 10. |
| Aug 3, 2022 | NFL | Leg Calf Strain | — | — | Ertz was forced out of Thursday's practice with a calf injury, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports. |
| Sep 12, 2021 | NFL | Thigh Hamstring Sprain/Pull | Grade 1 | — | Ertz injured his hamstring in Week 1's game against the Falcons and managed to finish the game |
| Oct 18, 2020 | NFL | Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain | Grade 3 | 5 | Ertz suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 6's contest against the Ravens. He missed 5 games |
| Dec 22, 2019 | NFL | Abdomen Kidney Lacerated | — | 1 | Ertz suffered a lacerated kidney in the Week 16 win over the Cowboys. He was ruled out for the next game |
| Dec 22, 2019 | NFL | Chest Rib Fracture | — | 1 | Ertz sustained a fractured rib in Week 16's win against the Cowboys. He missed the next game |
| Dec 3, 2017 | NFL | Head Cranial Concussion | Grade 1 | 1 | Ertz took a heavy hit and suffered a concussion in the 3rd quarter vs. Seattle. He sat out 1 game. |
| Nov 2, 2017 | NFL | Thigh Hamstring Sprain/Pull | Grade 1 | 1 | Ertz missed 1 game after pulling his hamstring at a Thursday practice. |
| Sep 11, 2016 | NFL | Chest Rib Separation | — | 2 | Ertz took a hard hit and suffered displaced ribs, sidelining him for the next two weeks. |
| Nov 22, 2015 | NFL | Head Cranial Concussion | Grade 1 | 1 | Ertz missed 1 game after getting concussed against Tampa Bay. |
| Aug 11, 2015 | NFL | Inguinal Groin Tear | Grade 3 | — | Ertz underwent surgery but returned for Week 1. |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Non-NFL | Knee Patella Sprain | — | 3 | In college, Ertz injured his knee against USC and missed the next 3 games. |
Zach Ertz Injury News
View AllZach Ertz Should be Ready Around Start of Season
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports that TE Zach Ertz plans to play this season. That's notable, of course, because Ertz tore his right ACL in December, about a month after he turned 35. Pelissero adds that the TE is "expected to be cleared right around Week 1." Ertz will hit unrestricted free agency in March.
No Deebo Samuel for Commanders at Dallas
Washington has downgraded WR Deebo Samuel to out for Sunday's game against the Cowboys. He's not even traveling with the team, thanks to the heel injury that he played through in last Monday night's loss to the Bears. Samuel still led the team's pass catchers in playing time for that contest.
Zach Ertz to IR with quad injury
The Cardinals are placing TE Zach Ertz on IR with a quad strain he suffered in Sunday's loss to the Seahawks. That knocks the veteran out for at least the next four games and vaults TE Trey McBride into fantasy relevance. The second-year TE has been disappointing so far, averaging just 2.1 receptions per game and trailing the 32-year-old Ertz in usage. But McBride's route participation picked up the past two weeks and figures to take an even bigger jump now. He has already ranked second on the year in yards per route among TEs with 20+ targets -- tied with Jonnu Smith and ahead of Mark Andrews and Sam LaPorta, among others.
