(WXYZ) — The Detroit Lions are signing three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz to the practice squad, according to multiple reports.
According to the reports, Ertz will start on the practice squad and the team could potentially elevate him ahead of the NFC Championship game on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.
TE Brock Wright suffered a forearm injury in Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and head coach Dan Campbell said "it doesn't look real good" for both Wright and left guard Jonah Jackson.
Ertz, 33, has played more than a decade in the NFL, winning the 2017 Super Bowl with the Eagles. He spent the last three years with the Arizona Cardinals, but requested to be released from the Cardinals in November after suffered a quadriceps injury.
