At 34, Ertz is enjoying a career rebirth with Washington. For rookie star Jayden Daniels, he has become "a quarterback's best friend."

Former Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz says the Washington Commanders helped him “fall back in love with the game again.”

In a mere matter of days before the NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders, The Athletic has intercepted communication between two of its beat reporters, Brooks Kubena and Ben Standig, in which they enlisted one another as quasi-analysts to gain insight into the other’s team.

The Eagles will see a few old friends on the other sideline at Lincoln Financial Field in Sunday's NFC championship game. Here are five familiar faces on the Commanders roster ... Zach Ertz, tight end Ertz was on the Birds’ only Super Bowl-winning team and is one of the franchise’s best-ever tight ends.