[Still, the popular former Eagles Pro Bowler wondered how things reached such a point.] It's just unfortunate, ... I apologize to the fans and those people that support our sport because we're all affected - all of us, myself included. ... It's just not good for our sport. |
As a professional, you always respond different to a different colored jersey. You're not dealing with your fans anymore, the good people of Rochester; these are opposing fans cheering for their Packers. |
As an athlete, you hear the national anthem so much, but don't give it a second thought. Your mind is on the game. High school, college, the NFL ... it had become routine. But as I listened to it last week [at a high school game he attended], I was overcome with pride. Pride to be an American. In the midst of all this, it felt good. |
As you get older, you're always maturing, you're always learning something new about yourself. |
At the end of the program, I tried to talk to the kids a little bit about life skills. |
But that happens constantly, and then you get into a game and there are a thousand things going on and you have to make split-second decisions. |
Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries. |
Enough about potential, or what we can do or how good we can be. We are what our record shows until we show different. Today we're leaving the stadium a 2-3 team with a chance to go 3-3 next week with a win. |
Even though most of them will never be professional athletes, they can always control who they are the rest of their lives. |
Everybody will give the New England Patriots their best shot. You're looking at [an opponent's] best performance. It's everyone's Super Bowl when they face the New England Patriots. |
He surprised everybody today. Maybe not so much a surprise. I think that was the performance everyone hoped that he would have - that he needed to have for us to be successful. |
He was staring down the receivers. |
He's a smart guy, very savvy. He's been doing it for so many years at a high level, so it's second nature to him. You are not going to blitz him out of anything. He's seen every coverage that's ever been devised. |
He's the pulse. I don't know how bad it is, but it could be devastating. |
History is history. |