Zach Ertz and Jason Witten embraced after the Eagles-Cowboys game that ended the regular sason. Witten handed Ertz his jersey. It was the last game Witten would ever play. It was the first time he had ever given another player the uniform off his back.
“It put a lot of things in perspective,” Ertz said. “I didn’t know that I was the only guy to ever get his jersey.”
Witten, 36, retired last month after 15 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He will be an analyst on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, and will likely one day be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.