ZACH ERTZ

Our No. 1 goal on this Earth is to make disciples. That's the only job we want to do.

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.

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.

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

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

I've never played this game for financial success.

My goal definitely isn't to be top five. It's to be the best in the league.

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.

I want to be out there every play.

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

I play this game to be the best tight end I can possibly be and win as many football games as I possibly can.

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.

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

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.

Having success as a team is much more fun than having individual success. I have learned this lesson through the many wins I have experienced as a team.

Don't live and die with every play.

Anything that's truly competitive, I love.

I'm so thankful to everyone who has helped me along the way.

I don't play this game to be an average tight end.

My opinion is I can get open against anybody.

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

You've got to perfect your craft.

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.

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.