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Brent Celek, who was part of the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl championship team, spoke at a Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce event on Wednesday night at The Homewood Suites Centennial Ballroom in Center Valley.

The tight end, who was released by the Eagles in March, played in Philadelphia for 11 seasons.

Celek is also an entrepreneur involved in real estate and philanthropic work.

Scroll down for some of the things Celek talked about during his stop in the Lehigh Valley.

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Former Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek signs an autograph in Center Valley on April 25, 2018. (Josh Folck | For lehighvalleylive.com)

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1. Super Bowl still sinking in

"I think it's just starting to sink in more and more. I think it will continue to sink in when we have our ring ceremony. Listen, when you get out and talk to people in the community, it makes it sink in more and more. It's been enjoyable to live here and see the excitement. It's everything I could've dreamed of."

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Eagles TE Brent Celek (87) celebrates a first down that sealed a 15-10 victory over Atlanta in a Divisional Round game at Lincoln Financial Field, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. (Tim Hawk | For NJ.com)

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2. Alshon called it

"In the 2017 offseason, we had just gotten Alshon Jeffery. This is in April and I'm sitting in the lunchroom. And Alshon comes sits next to me and I don't really know him. I'm trying to get to know him by sitting down and eating some lunch with him. And I go, 'Alshon, man, could you imagine what would happen if we win the Super Bowl around here?' And I'll never forget, Alshon goes, 'if, Brent, you mean when, we're winning this thing this year.' And for a veteran to come in there and talk to me like that, it inspired me. It did something to me. I'll tell you this, when we won the Super Bowl, I walked right up to him and said, 'bro, you remember that conversation we had?' He's like, 'hell yea, I remember that conversation. We did it!'"

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Eagles TE Brent Celek (87) yells during practice at the NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. The Eagles will play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. (Tim Hawk | For NJ.com)

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3. Fake trick play for Patriots?

Did the Eagles run a fake trick play in preparing for the Super Bowl in case the Patriots were taking a peek at practice?

"We did. We had a fake trick play. It was the Saturday before the game and we were inside the stadium that we were going to play the game in. All the coaches, they're not even paying attention to what we're doing. They're all just looking up in the rafters. 'It's the Patriots. I know they're filming us.' So, they made up this trick play to do and we did it. It's funny. It's more funny to talk about afterward."

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Eagles K Jake Elliott (4) is carried off the field by Eagles LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (54) and Eagles LB Mychal Kendricks (95) after he hit a 61-yard field goal with no time remaining for a 27-24 victory at Lincoln Financial Field, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. (Tim Hawk | For NJ.com)

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4. The kick that changed the season

Rookie kicker Jake Elliott hit a 61-yard field goal to give the Eagles a win over the New York Giants on September 24.

It's a play that catapulted the Eagles to a championship season, according to Celek.

"To me, this was the catalyst for our great season. When we won this game, guys really thought we had something special. It was only the third game of the season. But we're in Philly, this doesn't happen in Philly. We don't make 61-yard field goals. It really changed us."

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Eagles tight end Brent Celek talks with DeSean Jackson and LeSean McCoy on Aug. 4, 2012, after a lightning strike forced practice to be indoors during training camp at Lehigh University in Bethlehem. (lehighvalleylive.com file photo)

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5. Returning to the Lehigh Valley

For Celek, it was a return to the Lehigh Valley as he traveled to Lehigh University many years for training camp.

"I have been here so many times for training camp. Training camp in the football world is the worst thing ever. I was a little hesitant. I appreciate you guys having me up here."

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Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek leads contingent of Eagles players greeting fans in the bleachers at the conclusion of morning practice, during fan appreciation day of Eagles Training Camp at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. (lehighvalleylive.com file photo)

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6. Free agent in grade school

Celek's grade school in Cincinnati, Ohio, didn't have a football team.

So, it left him spending a few years switching teams in order to get a chance to play the game. A few times Celek joined new teams based on which squad in the league had the fewest number of players.

"At a young age, I was a free agent. And I hated it."

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Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio talks about his team following an NCAA college football spring scrimmage, Saturday, April 7, 2018, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

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7. Playing under Mark Dantonio

Celek played at the University of Cincinnati with three of those seasons being under Mark Dantonio, who has found success coaching at Michigan State University the last 11 years.

"This guy was the first real coach that I was around as a head coach who demanded some serious respect. How he went about his business. How he talked to us as players. The demands he had on you being a great family member, being a great student and you being a great player."

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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid talks with a referee after his tight end Brent Celek took a hard hit with no flag thrown during a drive late in the fourth quarter Sunday evening of the Wild Card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Jan. 9, 2011, at Lincoln Financial Field. (Matt Smith | lehighvalleylive.com contributor)

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8. Andy Reid years

Celek spent much of his time in Philadelphia playing under coach Andy Reid, who now leads the Kansas City Chiefs after spending 14 years coaching the Eagles.

"Something that Coach Reid did that will stick with me forever. If you do something wrong, you mess up. He'd say basically we're going to fine you or you're going to go run, you're going to do this. When you're done, he'd always say, 'listen man, I'm never going to hold grudges.' And he really took that to heart. When you were done doing penance or whatever you want to call it, he basically let it go."

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Eagles head coach Chip Kelly looks on as tight end Brent Celek makes a catch during practice at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, July 28, 2013. (Staff Photo by Jesse Bair/ South Jersey Times)

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9. Chip Kelly challenge

Even though the Chip Kelly era didn't go as planned in Philadelphia, Celek did learn some things from the former Eagles coach.

"His offense was genius. The way he taught his offense to everybody, it was the easiest thing ever to learn. And to this day, if I go coach somewhere, I'm taking his offense with me because I thought it was amazing. But the biggest thing about Chip was he worked us so hard in practice. We really only practiced for two hours a day. But because we worked so hard, you really had to take care of your body. There was no having a drink of alcohol. It was I'm drinking water, then I'm going to bed at 9 o'clock and I'm going to wake up at this time. Because if you didn't, you weren't going to make it."

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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson hoists up the Lombardi trophy during the ceremony after Super Bowl LII on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. The Eagles beat the New England Patriots, 41-33. (Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

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10. The Players Coach

Celek said the connection between Eagles coach Doug Pederson and his players this season was something truly special.

"Coach Pederson played in the NFL for 13 years. So, out of all the coaches I've ever been around, he understands players better than anybody. The best thing about Coach Pederson, and I'll say this forever, is that he's so good with X's and O's and calling the right plays at the right time, he's always going to have good teams. He's putting his players in the best position to make plays. And when you do that, it changes those guys in that locker room. When they know that the coaches are putting them in the best position to make plays, they amp it up. They go even harder. I think with our belief in him as an offensive coordinator and a head coach and making great decisions, we as players really stepped up and did our part in making this season magical."

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) runs down the field after he threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Alshon Jeffery (17) in the first quarter of Super Bowl 52 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Minneapolis. (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

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11. Foles to the rescue

The season looked bleak for the Eagles when Carson Wentz went down with an ACL injury.

But Nick Foles came to the rescue and helped deliver the first Super Bowl championship to Philadelphia.

"This was probably some of the biggest adversity any team could ever be dealt. You basically have an MVP of the NFL tears his ACL, he's done. Most teams would basically just fold up. But we're lucky. We had Foles. And we did it. We overcame it. I can honestly tell you guys this, inside that locker room, we were just as confident with Nick Foles at quarterback as we were with Carson. It was just something inside of us. I think we felt that the season was too special. We had come too far to not do what we were supposed to do."

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Eagles Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles, 2nd from left, hands the 2018 NFL Vince Lombardi Super Bowl Championship Trophy to teammate Carson Wentz as they are flanked by, from left, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, Eagles back-up quarterback Nate Sudfeld, and Eagles coach Doug Pederson as the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII victory parade turns onto John F. Kennedy Blvd. from 15th Street in Philadelphia. (Chris LaChall/Courier-Post via USA TODAY NETWORK)

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12. Future of Eagles

Celek thinks Eagles fans should be optimistic heading into this season.

"They're set up for success. They got a great O-line, D-line, great quarterbacks. The skill positions, they got a bunch of great guys in that locker room. They got to go work. It's not going to happen. But I think those guys in that locker room know that. Nothing in this league is given to you. You've got to go take it."

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Former Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek talks in Center Valley on April 25, 2018. (Josh Folck | For lehighvalleylive.com)

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13. What's next for Celek?

Will Celek play in the NFL again?

"I'm going to stay in shape. I'll stay ready. If it happens, it happen. If it doesn't, I go out a Super Bowl champ. That's not too bad."

How about if the Eagles asked him back for another season?

"Oh, I would. For sure. I'm not counting on it. But if they asked me back, for sure, I would. I feel good. My body feels good. Probably got one more season in me. But yea, we'll see."

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