It was not an average day off for Zach Ertz as the tight end went to one of Washington, D.C.'s most famous landmarks to take part in a sacred ritual at Arlington National Cemetery.

"It's an honor just to be out here and experience this," Ertz said. "You feel the gravity of it, understanding that there's so many things we take for granted every day."

Alongside his family, Ertz was invited to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a gesture that pays gratitude to and remembers the sacrifices of American service members.

Established in 1921, the tomb houses the remains of three American soldiers from World War I, World War II and the Korean War that are, as the sarcophagus notes, "known but to God." The site is guarded round-the-clock by a Tomb Guard from the U.S. Army's 3rd In

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