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" I want to improve as a football player, but even more importantly, I really want to improve as a person. "

Football Player

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Make A Difference

" When people meet me, I hope that they say this: 'This is a guy who, number one, loves the Lord, but he also loves people, and he wants to make a difference in people's life. And he wants to help everyone he comes in contact with, and he is genuine, he is real, and he cares about people.' "

" I'll give my heart and soul whenever I step on that field and even when I'm on the sidelines. And at the end of the day, that's really all you can ask of someone. "

" Honestly, I'm just trying to do the best I can with every opportunity I'm given, and when I'm given the opportunities make the most of them. "

" There's always someone out there training for your spot. For my scholarship at the University of Florida, for my job with the Denver Broncos, for my position with the New York Jets. And that's the reason to get up earlier or stay up later. "

" Regardless of whatever I do, I know what my purpose is: to make a difference in people's lives. "

" So many times in today's society, we can put football No. 1. And I've done it in my life at certain times. You put football number one, this game is more important than anything else. Well, really, it's not. It's just a game. "

" There are a lot of goals and ambitions that I have in life, things I want to accomplish. Who knows? I mean - it could be politics one day. I want to have a life that can help people. "

" There's a lot of things that go into scoring touchdowns and leading your team. It's not just the game itself, but going back and studying tape to pick apart everything I did. It's nice to have something to go on, doing it full speed in a game situation. "

" I'm not somebody that opens a playbook and just turns and reads and reads. That doesn't do it for me. "

" I'm going to mess up. But I'm going to get back, you know, and get after it and try to do better the next day. "

" My rookie year was huge for me as far as the learning curve, especially those last three games. "

" I'm not perfect. I'm never going to be. And that's the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you're trying to get better every day. You're trying to improve. "

" When you try to be a role model, not everybody can relate to some of your highs - awards, championships. But everybody can relate to the lows. Everybody's gotten fired from a job or gotten cut. People learn more about you in those lows than they do in the highs. "

" What's so amazing in today's society is people look up to football players. And as a football player, you have a platform. And it's so much more important than any touchdown or trophy or anything you could win with football. Its taking that platform and be able to influence people. "

" Of course I want to look nice and have a good appearance, but more than the outer shell, I want people to want to be around me for my heart. "

" I am not better than anyone else just because I play football. "

" You need to have something to motivate you, something to give you an edge. "

" Outside of football and training, I am somewhat of a homebody. Love hangin' out with my siblings and close friends. "

" Every time I step on the field, I'm going to give my whole heart regardless of the score. "

" I try to learn from every experience, good or bad. "

" I don't have to live the roller coaster other people live with my life. It's hard because people try to have an effect. "

" I grabbed my mom and I went to the couch and I said, 'Mom I want to ask Jesus to come into my heart.' And I got on my knee and I asked Jesus to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, and make me a child of God. "

" Being outspoken about my faith isn't just something that I do; it's who I am because my faith isn't just a little piece of my life. It is my life. It's not a question of whether I'm outspoken about it or not. I'm definitely not ashamed of it. "

" I don't judge my success in life as a football player. "

" It's hard to create new friendships outside sports. "

" I'm just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way. I think that's the best way to start your day and finish your day. It keeps everything in perspective. "

" You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated. "

" I don't know what my future holds. I'm gonna love playing football for as long as I can, but there's a lot of other things that I would love to accomplish. "