Athlete

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.

You can't be a tight end and just be viewed as a receiver.

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.

My opinion is I can get open against anybody.

I'm a lot bigger than a lot of these DBs.

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.

Obviously, I want to be on the field each and every play, but that's not what I can control.

I'm very confident in my abilities.

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

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.

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

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

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.

If I could get better on the field, I could get better in my interviews. I took that approach: if there's something I'm deficient in, whether it be in relationships, whether it be talking to people, just that self-reflection to seek people out who can help me.

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

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?

That's something that I do pride myself on: making those tough and contested catches, whether it's in the red-zone or on third down.

What I've learned, being in this league, is you can't take things personally.

I went to play in the NFL.