Quotes from Zach Ertz

As athletes, just looking at it from an outside perspective, it's really remarkable, the impact you could have on somebody that you have no idea.

I take every rep personally. If somebody beats me, I'm going to take that personally.

No one wants to be 13 and not able to eat their ice cream after dinner.

Every week's a job interview for us as players.

Brent Celek is a heck of a blocker, James Casey is a heck of a blocker.

I still remember going to school on game day with my high school jersey on.

I've been ingrained since a young age to compete always and strive to be the best, and I think I'm working toward that.

I rarely drop the ball, and hopefully that trend continues.

It's not a goal of mine to only play 45 percent of snaps. It's to be on the field for every single play.

It's awesome being married to Julie, being able to support the people we love doing what they love to do.

Stay focused, believe that you can achieve at the highest level, surround yourself with others who believe in you, and do not stray from your goal.

I have to have that mentality that I can get open.

Tight ends, third down, and the red zone is where you kind of need to stand out to be a very good tight end in this league.

Red zone, third down, I want to be the guy who gets the number called. I put a lot of pride into what I do as a receiver in those situations - using my body when we need to make a play.

I love football, but I also want to give back. I want to take care of kids and single moms, so it's not only about playing football. I want my life to matter in that way.

I think the ultimate compliment that someone can give you is that you're a technician.

I think I can contribute to the team in a multitude of ways.

The city of Philadelphia is all about the underdog.

When you're blocking someone, or when you're running, it's all about putting force into the ground, and that's the epitome of the back squat.

As an athlete, I feel like I have a little bit of control - or a lot of control - of the situation. When you're the in the stands, you have no control of the situation.

I went to Stanford.

I just focus on taking a deep breath, staying calm, and not trying to make the situation bigger than it is.

Big hits are part of the game. So, paramount to every time I train is just to focus on staying healthy and doing everything I can to stay healthy.

Bringing in a guy like Jordan Howard is going to help us immensely: a guy that you can give the ball to behind five really good offensive linemen and say, 'Go to work.'