49ers’ HC John Lynch considers veteran TE Zach Ertz as potential acquisition, keeping options open

John Lynch and the Niners are 'monitoring' Zach Ertz.

49ers’ HC John Lynch considers veteran TE Zach Ertz as potential acquisition, keeping options open

John Lynch (L - via CNN) and Zach Ertz (R - via Sports Illustrated)

The Arizona Cardinals waived veteran TE Zach Ertz last week. He signed with the Cardinals in October 2021 and played 28 games for them in three years. Now that Ertz is no longer on the Cardinals, some NFL teams will look to acquire his services to bolster their squad. One such team that is rumored to be interested in the tight end is the San Francisco 49ers.

The Niners recently lost their tight end Ross Dwellery for multiple weeks due to a high-ankle sprain. The Athletic‘s Matt Barrows had reported that the Niners are among the “most interested” teams in the veteran TE. Their GM John Lynch talked about the team’s interest in Ertz during his appearance on the Bay Area radio station KNBR.

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Lynch said:

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We're always monitoring things. When you have the opportunity, [when] a guy like Ertz is out there, you always take a look. We haven't done anything yet. We'll see where that goes. We'll continue to monitor him as we do many other people that are out there
James Lynch on KNBR

Ertz is a Super Bowl champion with the Philadelphia Eagles and has been selected to the Pro Bowl three times before. He established himself as one of the best TEs in the league in the last decade and has racked up 7,434 career receiving yards so far.

John Lynch reportedly met with the Eagles’ security officer after the Niners-Eagles game

The San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles game had a lot of spice. The biggest incident of the game occurred between the Eagles’ security lead Dom DiSandro and the Niners’ LB Dre Greenlaw. Both the parties involved were ejected from the game. The Niners’ GM John Lynch reportedly talked to DiSandro after the game.

Dom DiSandro (L) and John Lynch (R)
Dom DiSandro (L – via Philadelphia Inquirer) and John Lynch (R – via Sky Sports)

NFL Insider Mike Garafolo said:

I do know this. Postgame, DiSandro spoke to 49ers general manager John Lynch to kind of explain what happened there. I know Nick Sirianni apologized at his postgame press conference and the conversation between DiSandro and Lynch ended on a good note. I'm told they dapped it up and moved on. I know some folks with the 49ers were not happy with how things went as far as a security person getting involved with the situation.

The Niners blew away the Eagles on the field, 42-19. They improved to 9-3 after the win and are now just one game behind the Eagles in the NFC. They will like to play each other in the postseason this year.

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