Even when I was playing, I never thought much about the individual honors. I wanted to go to the Super Bowl.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Even in past years, when I wasn't in the Super Bowl, I wished I was.
Going to the Super Bowl is not the reward. It's playing really well and winning.
I grew up knowing I would be good at athletics, and dreams of a Super Bowl were always within reach as long as I progressed.
Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years.
Obviously, you get to do a lot of great things and cool opportunities at the Super Bowl. But at the end of the day, we all want to be here as a player. That's the goal, and that's why I work so dang hard.
It's my whole life of being the little guy and having a little chip on my shoulder, from year to year trying to prove myself, and at the end of the day to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame is a very special honor for me.
I don't think there's any honor bigger than going to your Hall of Fame for your sport.
I have always found it an honor that people have wanted to buy my shirt and an honor that fans turn up to watch the team I am playing in. I have always found that a huge honor.
I just want to continue to play great football - that's all that matters. I don't really care about the accolades or any of that.
I was truly honored to be a part of that game, to be playing the 50th Super Bowl.