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Kliff Kingsbury and Zach Ertz<\/a> spent parts of two seasons together with the Arizona Cardinals from 2021-22 as the head coach and starting tight end, respectively. <\/p>\n Now, the pair are reuniting in the nation’s capital.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Kingsbury was hired<\/a> as the Washington Commanders’ new offensive coordinator in early February, leading to Eric Bieniemy’s departure.<\/p>\n The Commanders released<\/a> 32-year-old tight end Logan Thomas last week, paving the way for the Ertz signing.<\/p>\n Ertz spent the first eight-plus seasons of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles, earning all three of his Pro Bowl honors in consecutive campaigns from 2017-19. Ertz was also Philadelphia’s leading receiver in four straight years and helped the franchise win its first Super Bowl.<\/p>\n The Stanford product finished the Eagles’\u00a0Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots with a team-high seven catches for 67 yards and caught the game-winning touchdown with 2:21 left in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n Ertz joined Kingsbury and the Cardinals via a trade<\/a> in October 2021 and helped Arizona make the playoffs that season.<\/p>\n He played 10 games in 2022 before suffering a season-ending knee injury and missed time last season due to a quadriceps issue. The Cardinals released<\/a> Ertz at the end of November 2023, but he had a mostly productive run when on the field in Kingsbury’s system.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n