Eagles' punt returner Brit Covey makes stop at Quakertown schools

It's not every day a Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagle comes to school.

The kids at Neidig Elemetary School in Quakertown were ready with cheers, smiles and their own "Fly Eagles Fly" fight song with the Birds' Britain "Brit" Covey came through the doors, just days after the team cinched the NFC Championship and punched its ticket to Arizona to face the Kansas City Chiefs.

"Being able to come here and see you guys, that's my favorite part of playing football," said Covey, who, is listed as a wide receiver on the team's depth chart and serves as the primary punt returner, to a room full of students, most of whom were adorned in Eagles gear. Students got to ask Covey several questions before he took pictures with them and signed a football for the school.

He recalled how when he was their age, football players used to visit his school too, which he said was the "coolest thing." Covey also visited Richland Elementary School.

When Covey walked into the school, he was greeted by a large welcome sign, more Eagles fight song music, and even the school's mascot, Nash.

The first-year Eagles player was smiling as he high-fived students on their way into hear him speak. He even spoke to one student in Spanish after she asked him if he knew the language.

Check out these new spots:From Jamaican to Mediterranean, check out these new Bucks County restaurants and wine bar

For students at the school, it was more than just being able to talk to and see an Eagles player. Covey's grandfather, Steven Covey, wrote "7 Habits of Highly Effective People," a book that teaches leadership and life skills. It was adapted for elementary school students under the name "Leader in Me" and both Neibig and Richland Elementary Schools students are being taught it.

Covey told students his grandfather taught him the seven habits, some of which he applies in his NFL career.

Eagles gear:Looking for new Eagles NFC Championship merch? Here's where to get it

Eagles headed to Super Bowl:Eagles reach Super Bowl LVII after defense buries 49ers, injures 2 quarterbacks

Eagles fans celebrate:Eagles fans gather to celebrate before NFC title game, craving Super Bowl return

He told one student the hardest habit for him to follow, is the fifth, "seek first to understand, then be understood." He told them sometimes he doesn't always agree with a coach, but he applies that thought process in that situation.

"This teacher, this coach really cares about me. I need to listen to him and what he's saying to me because he cares," Covey said. "That's the hardest habit to follow but I think it's the most important."

The sixth habit, "synergize," helps him beat the other teams, he said.

"You guys really think that I could beat the Dallas Cowboys on my own? Probably not," he said. "But guess what? I have teammates like Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown, and when I work together with them, they help me beat them."

School officials gifted Covey a school shirt and a shirt for his newborn. Covey's wife is expecting to give birth next month.

He told the students he was so excited he was going to the Super Bowl, that he felt like a "little kid."

"I am little bit nervous," Covey said. "When I'm out there to return a punt, I'm going to think of all you guys cheering me on, and I'm going to relax a little."

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Eagles punt returner Britain Covey visits Quakertown students