I'm looking forward to seeing him in the NFL next year, but I'm not looking forward to tackling him. |
I'm not going to jump into something without being absolutely, 100-percent positive, and I am, |
I'm not setting any because I'm sort of doing something I've never done before and that's jump into a season six, seven weeks in. |
I've been doing everything I could possibly do except for putting the pads on, ... 'I had to make myself ready first and I believe I did that. |
I've just got to make sure I'm right before I do anything. Because if I'm not able to play and do the things I can do, I don't want to be out there hurting the team. |
I've talked with a lot of people and heard a lot of opinions, |
If I could express to you what this means to me I would, but I don't know if I really can. |
If they do, ... they're just going to have to watch themselves in practice. |
It feels good, I'm back doing what I love, ... I was ready mentally, physically and emotionally. |
It was a traumatic experience, ... It's a long road back. So I'm not going to jump back in unless I'm absolutely 100 per cent positive I'm ready. And I am. |
It was a traumatic experience. It's been a long road back. I'm not going to jump into something without being absolutely 100 percent positive and I am. I would hope that they would know me (well enough) that I would make sure of that. I would make sure of that and I would never want to put what I have with my family at risk, because first and foremost I am a family man. But I'm going to make sure before I resume what I do professionally, that I'm cleared to do so. |
It's a relief that I got the first day under my belt. |
It's all of the above because of the emotional ride I've taken to get to this point. Football's a physical game, so I've had to get myself physically ready. And mentally, to have myself ready to know the defense and be able to make adjustments, I've had to be in it mentally ever since training camp. |
It's been a long road back, ... I wouldn't jump in something without being 100 percent sure, and I am. . . . I don't have any reservations, and I can't. Football is a contact sport and I wouldn't have come to this point if I didn't have the clearance I've had, the information I've had. |
It's been discouraging at times, to tell you the truth. To see Willie go, especially, and to see Adam go, too. I've been with Willie and Adam for a long time. I spoke with both and wished them well. But the bottom line is this: Move on. We're going to miss them, but they're not going to help us win any football games so I can't focus on who's not here. |