Zach Ertz
Tight End
- 2019 Salary Cap Charge: $6,291,500
- % of 2019 Team Cap: 3.19%
- 2019 Cash Payout: $8,000,000
- % of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 3.91%
- 2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.27
- Total Contract Value: $42,500,000
- Annual Contract Value: $8,500,000
- Position Ranking: 6/188 at TE
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $13,318,527
- Age: 28
- Height: 6' 5"
- Weight: 250
- College: Stanford
- Accrued Seasons: 6
- Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 2, #35 overall (Eagles)
- Year Signed: 2016
- Contract Type: Extension
- Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
Contract Notes
The Eagles signed Zach Ertz to a 5 year contract extension worth $42.5 million on January 25, 2016. All information is per a report from Joel Corry detailing the contract. According to Corry Ertz will receive an $8 million signing bonus and $13.187 million fully guaranteed upon signing. The contract contains $20 million in total guarantees. Ertz can earn an additional $3.3 million in incentives for being selected to the Pro Bowl.Ertz converted $7.21 million of his 2018 base salary to a signing bonus, creating $5.407 million in cap room for the Eagles in 2018. His future cap charges will all increase by about $1.8 million.
On March 10, 2017, Ertz converted $3.225 million of his salary to a bonus. This created $2.58 million in cap space for the Eagles in 2017 and added $645,000 to each remaining season under contract.
Ertz converted $7.195 million of his 2019 salary to a bonus to provide the Eagles with cap relief. The move saved the Eagles $5.756 million in cap space in 2019.
Current Contract
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26 | $1,138,527 | $2,173,036 | $0 | $1,138,527 | $3,311,563 | 2.1% | |||||
| 2017 | 27 | $775,000 | $2,245,000 | $0 | $775,000 | $3,020,000 | 1.8% | |||||
| 2018 | 28 | $790,000 | $4,047,500 | $100,000 | $0 | $4,937,500 | 2.8% | |||||
| 2019 | 29 | $805,000 | $5,486,500 | $0 | $0 | $6,291,500 | 3.3% | |||||
| 2020 | 30 | $6,410,000 | $5,821,500 | $0 | $0 | $12,231,500 | 6.1% | |||||
| 2021 | 31 | $8,250,000 | $4,221,500 | $0 | $0 | $12,471,500 | -- | |||||
| 2022 | 32 | $0 | $1,774,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,774,000 | -- | |||||
| 2023 | 33 | $0 | $1,774,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,774,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $18,168,527 | $27,543,036 | $100,000 | $1,913,527 | $45,811,563 | |||||||
Career Earnings: $32,954,198
Career APY: $5,492,366
Potential Earnings: $49,759,198
Total Guarantees: $16,976,381
Largest Cash Payment: $9,318,527 (2016)
Largest Cap Hit: $12,471,500 (2021)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2013 | 4 | $5,379,198 | $1,344,800 | $3,657,854 | $4,240,671 | 78.8% | $1,413,557 |
| Eagles | Extension | Active | 2016 | 5 | $42,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $13,318,527 | $28,713,527 | 67.6% | $9,571,176 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 6 | $32,954,198 | $5,492,366 | $14,936,698 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Eagles | $405,000 | $573,036 | $0 | $405,000 | $978,036 | 0.8% | $2,697,144 | ||
| 2014 | Eagles | $649,509 | $573,036 | $0 | $649,509 | $1,222,545 | 0.9% | $649,509 | ||
| 2015 | Eagles | $894,018 | $573,036 | $0 | $311,201 | $1,467,054 | 1.0% | $894,018 | ||
| 2016 | Eagles | $1,138,527 | $2,173,036 | $0 | $1,138,527 | $3,311,563 | 2.1% | $9,318,527 | ||
| 2017 | Eagles | $775,000 | $2,245,000 | $0 | $775,000 | $3,020,000 | 1.8% | $4,100,000 | ||
| 2018 | Eagles | $790,000 | $4,047,500 | $100,000 | $0 | $4,937,500 | 2.8% | $8,100,000 | ||
| 2019 | Eagles | $805,000 | $5,486,500 | $0 | $0 | $6,291,500 | 3.3% | $8,000,000 | ||
| 2020 | Eagles | $6,410,000 | $5,821,500 | $0 | $0 | $12,231,500 | 6.1% | $7,750,000 | ||
| 2021 | Eagles | $8,250,000 | $4,221,500 | $0 | $0 | $12,471,500 | -- | $8,250,000 | ||
| 2022 | Eagles | $0 | $1,774,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,774,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2023 | Eagles | $0 | $1,774,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,774,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $20,117,054 | $29,262,144 | $100,000 | $3,279,237 | $49,479,198 | $49,759,198 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Snaps | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2013 | 16 | 40.8% | 34.6% | 36 | 469 | 13.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 50.0% | 40.5% | 58 | 702 | 12.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 15 | 68.2% | 16.6% | 75 | 853 | 11.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 14 | 75.1% | 31.3% | 78 | 816 | 10.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 68.8% | 18.2% | 72 | 800 | 11.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 91.6% | 0.5% | 116 | 1163 | 10.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |