Being down there in that treatment facility, man, it just made me reflect on everything as far as growing up as a little kid to that point, |
Being down there in that treatment facility, man, it just made me reflect on everything as far as growing up as a little kid to that point. I'd been taking a lot of things for granted. I see that. I'm just ready to move forward with my life and my career. |
Great pickup, great guy, great team player. He's a great human being, a great acquisition to the team and our offensive line. He's a quiet guy, but once you get around him and get to know him, you see he jokes a little bit. Most of the time, he just goes about his business. |
He's throwing it on time and he's throwing it precise. He's like Greg Maddux. |
Hopefully everything will be a clean slate here, |
I can't describe how it feels. There was a minute there when I wasn't sure I was going to get to play in the NFL again. I feel like a kid on Christmas Day now. |
I definitely got caught up in the NFL lifestyle, |
I definitely got caught up in the NFL lifestyle. That didn't get me where I wanted to go, where I wanted to be. I had to do something else, man. |
I don't have to worry about it no more, ... I can just focus on football. It's been a while since I've been able to do that. |
I don't think I needed a pastor to explain the dream. I knew, after just thinking about it a little, what it meant. It was more like a nightmare. The apple was alcohol. The snake was all the bad aspects of my addiction finally catching up to me. It got to a point where, no matter how [clever] I thought I was, or how much I told myself I didn't have a problem, I couldn't avoid being bitten by it anymore. I couldn't outrun it. |
I don't want to dwell on the past, but I have to always think about it. I don't want to experience that feeling or be in that place anymore. |
I feel I've made some bad decisions with alcohol being involved. I don't really get into terminology. |
I have a great legal team. Certainly they're doing the best job they can do. At the end of the day, hopefully everything will work out. |
I knew I wasn't just going to come in and start. I had to be willing to drop my pride and ego and all those things and be willing to do anything to help the team. |
I know what I have to gain. And, believe me, standing here and looking around at how beautiful this is and what a reward it's been for me, I definitely know what I have to lose, too. |