Quotes from Zach Ertz

If anyone asks me a fantasy football question or for help, I don't respond.

I'm never going to be satisfied with where I am as a player.

Football should not be your source of identity. This one is important to me because I am much more than the player. My faith, my wife, my family, and the work I do off the field is paramount to feeling whole.

I'm not going to be perfect on the field, I'm not going to be perfect in my postgame answers or any media session.

You do have to be patient. Control what you can control.

Richard Sherman has kind of the peak of self-confidence. I'm a little below that. But I've learned a lot from him.

Who doesn't like a nice Belgian waffle?

Football is such a traditionalist sport. Whatever happened in the past is usually going to continue. But the bullying has no place in any sport. That's the bottom line.

Early in my career, if I didn't get the ball, or if something would happen, or the media would say something, I'd take it personally.

My wife Julie and I are driven to make positive and enduring change in our beloved city of Philadelphia, in California, in Haiti, and around the world.

Can't ever catch enough balls.

I was very fortunate to have several mentors in my life that believed in my ability on the football field. It was their support that made me believe that I could do it, too.

When I was 16 years old, watching football for the first time, the Cowboys were always on TV - unfortunately, looking back at it now - but Jason Witten was the guy who carried himself, in my opinion as a 16-year-old kid, the right way. He was a phenomenal tight end.

I want to be the guy on third down, whenever the coaches need a play, they call my number.

Everybody says, 'Oh, those East Coast people are so ruthless' and what not. But I love them. I mean, they're honest. What more can you ask from people?

If you're able to build something on a strong foundation, you're not going to be easily swayed.

Just trying not to have a weakness in any part of my game - that's always been the approach in all aspects of my game: when the team needs me to run block, needs me to pass block, whether it comes naturally or not.

In today's society, a lot of males think you have to be strong all the time, and you're not allowed to show weakness. That's just so false.

I don't want to be viewed as a weakness in any means. I don't want to be viewed as a weakness in the passing game. I definitely don't want to be viewed as a weakness in the running game.

Oftentimes, the post safety will eye me up pre-snap a lot of times and know where I am.

I can't dwell on having a couple drops. It's going to happen - it's the NFL.

You've got to perfect your craft.

You got to know what the defense looks for and use that against them.

I'm focusing on being the best I can for my teammates - catching as many balls and putting in as many good blocks as I possibly can.