The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was not a very good football player when I started out.
Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life.
In middle school, I played quarterback. I was at a tiny school, so you played offense and defense - I played linebacker, and in high school I stopped playing around my sophomore year because of my acting stuff.
You know, I played football, I was offensive tackle in college.
When you are a free agent like I was, it definitely makes a big difference when you know there's stability at the quarterback position.
I was a defensive lineman coming out of high school who was considered amongst the top... maybe the top six guys, top five guys, and wanted to prove to my team that I was going to be a top guy going into college.
During my freshman year at Cornell, I joined my dorm's intramural football team. At the first practice, upper classmen pointed out I was tall, so I should try playing QB. Well half an hour later, it was abundantly clear that I should not be the QB.
I attribute my entire football career, as far as getting me started, getting me interested, keeping me that way was my father. He went to every game even though he was crippled and wasn't real healthy.
We had to play both ways on the field, so I was offensive center and defensive end.
I've never played, on the field, any other position besides quarterback. Never been on a special team. Never been on defense.