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Zach Ertz is playing for Commanders against the Eagles a week after being concussed

— Zach Ertz is playing for the Washington Commanders on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles a week after leaving their last game at New Orleans with a concussion. Coach Dan Quinn on Friday ruled out only defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, who is eligible to come off injured reserve two months after surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle, leaving the …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Veteran additions from Wagner to Ertz have the Commanders on track to make the playoffs

Associated Press

Before drafting Jayden Daniels and turning the keys to the Washington Commanders to him as their franchise quarterback, first-year general manager Adam Peters made clear in free agency this was not a long-term rebuild. New coach Dan Quinn calls the current state “base camp” with more of the mountain left to climb, and his team has doubled the win total …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jayden Daniels’ NFL debut hints at promise and peril

New York Times

TAMPA, Fla. – Being a veteran, Zach Ertz has perspective. “The last play don’t matter, no matter if it’s a touchdown, interception, incompletion, it doesn’t matter,” said Daniels, who went 17 of 24 for 184 yards, with two rushing TDs, in his NFL debut. “You’ve got to be able to have a short-term memory and focus on the next play.” …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Commanders free-agency tracker: A look at Washington’s signings, trades and cuts

New York Times

Welcome to where “here we go again,” a “brave new world” and our constantly updated Washington Commanders’ 2024 free agency/offseason tracker collide. Commanders sign All-Pro LB Bobby Wagner to one-year deal Wagner, a six-time first-team All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowler, is joining Washington on a one-year deal, a team source confirmed with The Athletic. March 12 Commanders agree to deal …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Commanders are signing 6-time All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner, AP sources say

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Bobby Wagner is going to the Washington Commanders as they make a major splash in rebuilding their defense. I’m around.” Signing Wagner is one of many changes new general manager Adam Peters is making after going into free agency with the most salary cap space in the league. Also coming are running back Austin Ekeler, veteran backup quarterback …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Commanders agree to sign quarterback Marcus Mariota to a 1-year deal, AP source says

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Marcus Mariota is going to the Washington Commanders. “Building a team is a 365-day-a-year job, so whatever they do today may not be the final verdict come Sept. 10 or whenever the first game is.” Another person familiar with the situation said the Commanders agreed to a one-year contract with defensive end Clelin Ferrell. A third person said …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Washington Commanders are signing veteran tight end Zach Ertz, AP sources say

Associated Press

The Washington Commanders are signing veteran tight end Zach Ertz, two people with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press. A Super Bowl champion with Philadelphia, Ertz returns to the NFC East as the first big addition for new Commanders general manager Adam Peters. Ertz replaces Logan Thomas, who was released last week along with two offensive linemen: starting …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Commanders signing TE Zach Ertz on 1-year, $5 million deal, per sources: How he fits in Washington

New York Times

The Washington Commanders swapped out one older tight end for another. Zach Ertz, a former starter for the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals, agreed to a one-year contract with the Commanders, team and league sources confirmed to The Athletic on Wednesday. Injuries slowed the three-time Pro Bowl selection in recent years, including a 2023 quad issue that limited him to …

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1 year ago

Cardinals release three-time Pro Bowl TE Zach Ertz, clear way for rising McBride

Associated Press

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals released veteran tight end Zach Ertz on Thursday, clearing the way for the rapidly-improving Trey McBride to assume the starting role. The 33-year-old Ertz is a three-time Pro Bowl selection who has spent the past five games on injured reserve with a quadriceps injury. Even if Ertz had returned from his most recent injury, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Julie Ertz says goodbye to the US national team during a 3-0 win over South Africa

The Hindu

Two-time Women’s World Cup winner Julie Ertz played her final match for the United States, an emotional 3-0 victory over South Africa in an exhibition on Thursday night. It was the first match for the United States since exiting this summer’s Women’s World Cup in the Round of 16. “And I think that just comes with age and just I …

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1 year, 3 months ago

USWNT star Julie Ertz bids emotional goodbye to soccer with 3-0 win over South Africa in her final match: 'To any young girl that dreams to be here...it's worth it - every part of it'

Daily Mail

Two-time Women's World Cup winner Julie Ertz played her final match for the United States - an emotional 3-0 victory over South Africa - in an exhibition on Thursday night. Two-time World Cup winner Julie Ertz played her final match for the United States on Thursday The 31-year-old announced last month that she was retiring after a 10-year career in …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Joshua Dobbs is now the Cardinals’ starting quarterback and hopes to improve after an uneven debut

Associated Press

— Jonathan Gannon refused all week to say who would start at quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals in their season opener at the Washington Commanders, even as evidence mounted it would be Joshua Dobbs. “That’s on me,” Dobbs said, citing the ball being wet from rain during the second half. That’s something we worked on specifically with a wet ball …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Julie Ertz retires from soccer after 10-year career and 2 Women’s World Cup titles

Associated Press

Two-time U.S. Soccer Player of the Year Julie Ertz has retired from soccer after a 10-year career that included back-to-back Women’s World Cup titles. Ertz, 31, had already hinted at her retirement at this summer’s World Cup after the United States fell to Sweden on penalties in the Round of 16, tearfully telling reporters it was likely her final match …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Former US World Cup winner Julie Ertz retires

The Hindu

Twice US Female Player of the Year Julie Ertz announced her retirement from professional football on Thursday, the U.S. federation said, after the American team’s disappointing FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. Ertz, who played as defender and in midfield during her international career, was a key figure in the United States’ winning World Cup campaigns in …

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1 year, 4 months ago

USWNT defender Julie Ertz hints at retirement from international play after World Cup exit

The Hindu

Julie Ertz, a longtime defender for the United States women’s national team, suggested that she might have played her final international game Sunday following the Americans’ devastating loss to Sweden in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. I learned so much about myself as a player but even as a person.” Sweden won 5-4 on penalty kicks in the Round of …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Many stars at Women’s World Cup juggle parenthood while playing on the world stage

Associated Press

Alex Morgan was speaking to reporters at the Women’s World Cup when she had to excuse herself to Facetime her young daughter before the toddler’s bedtime back home in the United States. Forget about orange slices, players such as Morgan, Katrina Gorry of Australia and Cheyna Matthews of Jamaica are redefining what it means to be a “soccer mom.” There …

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1 year, 4 months ago

‘That’s all I wanted’: How U.S. soccer stars had the support to thrive as moms

LA Times

The little girl didn’t care that her mother had just lost an important game. “I have to forget about everything that’s happened and just enjoy being mom because I know that this isn’t going to last forever.” Morgan and fellow national team starters Crystal Dunn and Julie Ertz have given birth since the U.S. won its last World Cup four …

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1 year, 4 months ago

‘It was like a clean slate.’ Julie Ertz’s return to action gives U.S. a defensive anchor

LA Times

U.S. midfielder Julie Ertz waves after she was presented a jersey marking her 100th match before an international friendly match against Ireland in Austin, Texas, on April 8. “I wanted to just make sure that I was in the safest place for my body to return,” said Ertz, who hadn’t taken that much time off from soccer since childhood. Julie …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Young stars boost USWNT's 2023 World Cup three-peat hopes

LA Times

Sophia Smith has never used a CD player and is a little hazy about whether websites existed before Google. “That was such a hard time,” Girma gushes, as if Morgan, the most experienced player on the U.S. women’s World Cup team, rode to games in a covered wagon. “Where we are in our careers, specifically for somebody who’s a mom …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Column: USWNT DeMelo's journey will come full circle at World Cup

LA Times

So much of this is new to Savannah DeMelo, and there are many more firsts to come for the Bellflower native and USC graduate as she settles in among the 23 women named to the U.S. roster for the World Cup tournament that will start next month in Australia and New Zealand. She has no career caps — senior U.S. …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Alyssa Thompson, Alex Morgan, others make USWNT World Cup roster

LA Times

United States’ Alyssa Thompson in action during the first half of an international friendly match against Ireland on April 11 in St. Louis. Alyssa Thompson found out a week ago that she had made the U.S. team for this summer’s women’s World Cup. In addition, Rapinoe and midfielder Rose Lavelle are nursing injuries, though Andonovski expects both will be ready …

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1 year, 6 months ago

United States 2023 Women’s World Cup squad: Every player on the roster analyzed

New York Times

U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski announced his 23-player roster for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Cook seems likely to be the U.S.’s top center back throughout the tournament… Naomi Girma — 23 years old, 15 caps …depending on who you ask. Kelley O’Hara — 34 years old, 157 caps A starter for the team in 2019, O’Hara may …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Motherhood has given Julie Ertz a new appreciation for soccer and her career

LA Times

Julie Ertz controls the ball during an international friendly against Ireland on April 11 in St. Louis. “I just stepped away from social media,” she said a couple of weeks after joining Angel City four games into the NWSL season, “to enjoy being with my family.” Also to enjoy starting a family. To make sure that I could play and …

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1 year, 8 months ago

USWNT star and World Cup winner Julie Ertz signs for NWSL side Angel City

The Hindu

Two-time World Cup winner with the United States Women’s National Team, Julie Ertz has signed for Angel City, the National Women’s Soccer League side confirmed on Monday. “I am so thrilled to be joining one of the most exciting clubs in the world in Angel City FC,” said Ertz in a statement. It has been a joy to be a …

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Zach Ertz is playing for Commanders against the Eagles a week after being concussed

Veteran additions from Wagner to Ertz have the Commanders on track to make the playoffs

Jayden Daniels’ NFL debut hints at promise and peril

Commanders free-agency tracker: A look at Washington’s signings, trades and cuts

Commanders are signing 6-time All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner, AP sources say

Commanders agree to sign quarterback Marcus Mariota to a 1-year deal, AP source says

Washington Commanders are signing veteran tight end Zach Ertz, AP sources say

Commanders signing TE Zach Ertz on 1-year, $5 million deal, per sources: How he fits in Washington

Cardinals release three-time Pro Bowl TE Zach Ertz, clear way for rising McBride

Julie Ertz says goodbye to the US national team during a 3-0 win over South Africa

USWNT star Julie Ertz bids emotional goodbye to soccer with 3-0 win over South Africa in her final match: 'To any young girl that dreams to be here...it's worth it - every part of it'

Joshua Dobbs is now the Cardinals’ starting quarterback and hopes to improve after an uneven debut

Julie Ertz retires from soccer after 10-year career and 2 Women’s World Cup titles

Former US World Cup winner Julie Ertz retires

USWNT defender Julie Ertz hints at retirement from international play after World Cup exit

Many stars at Women’s World Cup juggle parenthood while playing on the world stage

‘That’s all I wanted’: How U.S. soccer stars had the support to thrive as moms

‘It was like a clean slate.’ Julie Ertz’s return to action gives U.S. a defensive anchor

Young stars boost USWNT's 2023 World Cup three-peat hopes

Column: USWNT DeMelo's journey will come full circle at World Cup

Alyssa Thompson, Alex Morgan, others make USWNT World Cup roster

United States 2023 Women’s World Cup squad: Every player on the roster analyzed

Motherhood has given Julie Ertz a new appreciation for soccer and her career

USWNT star and World Cup winner Julie Ertz signs for NWSL side Angel City