Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert will not play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football.

Goedert was added to the reserve/COVID list earlier this week and was not able to get cleared in time for Thursday Night Football. Zach Ertz will step back into a featured role for the Eagles in what could be a showcase for a potential trade. Ertz is our seventh ranked tight end for Week 6 and will have an easier time finding seams with both Lavonte David and Antoine Winfield ruled out for the Buccaneers.

Eagles TE Dallas Goedert was placed on the COVID/reserve list.

Related players: Zach Ertz

With the Eagles playing a Thursday night game against the Bucs, Goedert's status for Week 6 is really in doubt at this point. If Ertz is on your waiver wire, he's worth an add. The Birds will likely be playing from behind at some point and Ertz and Goedert combined for nine targets in Week 5 vs. the Panthers.

Eagles have placed TE Zach Ertz on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Related players: Dallas Goedert

Ertz either tested positive or was in close contact, but there was no word about his status. The Eagles play Monday night against the Cowboys and if he can't go Goedert would likely eat up any of Ertz's targets. Ertz only had one catch for six yards on two targets in Week 2.

Eagles TE Zach Ertz (hamstring) was seen standing on the sidelines during Wednesday's practice, according to Mike Kay of NJ.com.

Related Player: Dallas Goedert

Ertz's stronghold as a Goedert blockade may only last one week. Soft tissue injuries, especially for an aging, slower tight end is not great news. If Ertz sits, Goedert would be a TE1 for their home opener against San Francisco.

Dallas Goedert just told us contract talks with the Eagles have ended. He said it happened before Zach Ertz's return was known.

Goedert said he hoped to have a deal done by now, but said it won't be a distraction going into the season. Goedert is on the final year of his rookie deal. The Eagles have been down this road before, as many thought when the team didn't extend Ertz he'd be gone before this season. But now Ertz is back for the final year of his contract as well.

Zach Ertz has 39 targets, third most on the team in training camp. Unless the Eagles get an amazing offer it would be foolish to trade him -- especially after running so many reps in training camp with him as a big part of the offense.

Related players: Dallas Goedert

Shorr-Parks went on to say that while Ertz has been good, so has Goedert, and Goedert's "quietly having an outstanding training camp." Goedert has the most catches (39), targets (46) and touchdowns (6) of any player on the roster Eagles, according to Shorr-Parks. Having Ertz around for anther year may help the Eagles offense, but it's bad news for Goedert fantasy owners who were counting on Ertz being moved well before this point of camp. With an improved WR group, the Eagles TE targets could at least take a little bit of a hit this season.

Eagle TE Tyree Jackson will miss 8-10 weeks because of a fractured bone in his back, according to Eliot Shorr-Parks of 94 WIP Sports Radio. The injury will not require surgery.

Related Players: Dallas Goedert, Zach Ertz

Why does this matter? It more than likely means Zach Ertz remains with the Eagles and puts a damper on Dallas Goedert's upside. Drafting Goedert at ADP is officially unwarranted. Goedert is ranked 8th and Ertz 24th in John Paulsen's half-point PPR rankings.

Eagles TE Dall Goedert will not play Week 17 against the Washington Football Team, according to the team's official injury report.

Zach Ertz will start, while Goedert ends his 2020 season as the clear TE1 for Philly in 2021.

Eagles TE Zach Ertz does not carry an injury designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers, according to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Related Player: Dallas Goedert

Ertz has not been Ertzian for roughly a calendar year, but his addition is another trusted offensive player for Carson Wentz. Ertz should be a top 15 tight end going forward.