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As a football team, we don't have any backups. We don't consider anybody a backup.

You have to understand that in this league, we are all one play removed from being the starter or from being the backup, in any game.

I don't think that I've ever been a backup.

I felt the way people talked to me was like, 'It's OK to be No. 2 in the NFL, a backup,' and things like that. That's never been my approach.

You're always facing the top defenders in this league. To go out there and do your best, that's all you can ask for.

If I would take a job with a professional league, I need to be ready.

You've got to be extremely careful, because you could be with a great team, and you could be the product of a great team. There are some players that stand out despite the teams that they play on, and there are some players that are good because of the team that they're with.

Most players in this league say they want consistency.

Everything has been such a whirlwind ever since I stepped foot in the league and everything has been like a dream, so I'm just blessed to be in this position.

I just felt all along that if I could get a certain amount of years in the league, have great years and still have my health when I walked away, that would be great.