My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision.

You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that’s why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I didn’t even think I was good enough to be a professional ballplayer.

I want to thank all of the fans and media who made playing in the NFL such a wonderful experience. I have had the pleasure of meeting many of them.

I don't know the right way to retire.

I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that.

In all the time that people have known me, has anyone ever heard me talk about the importance of rushing records or finishing with the most touchdowns? So if that's never been important to me, then why would that be a motivation to keep playing?

As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.