I wasn't the most well-liked person in Canton. I was a coach's son who played quarterback. It was tough at times.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was not a very good football player. My coach hated me - I don't know why, I guess it's probably because I wasn't very talented.
I was not a very good football player when I started out.
My dad wanted me to play football so bad, he took me to Washington High School on the west side of Atlanta because they were number one. They never lost.
I was a borderline guy in the NFL.
I also wanted to play with Peyton Manning because I thought he could teach me a lot, and he did.
I was good. I probably could have gone to the NFL. I just hated practice.
I didn't want to be the rebel who was bottom of the class, so I worked hard. They wanted me to stay on for A-Levels, but football came calling - that was my real love.
I had the opportunity to go into the hospitals and talk to kids and see a kid and make him smile. Why? Because I'm a special person? No. It had nothing to do with that. It has everything to do with me being the quarterback at the University of Florida. And to not take advantage of that is a shame.
In 1999, I got fired as coach of New England. In three years in New England, we actually did better than most people think. We were 27-21, won the AFC division title, went to the playoffs twice.
I've always been privileged to play for Coach Belichick, who I've always said is the best coach in the history of the league.
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