I've been pretty fortunate.

I grew up a Saints fan, an hour from the Superdome.

I know it's not a one man team win or lose.

With each game I play, each season I play, everyone would agree with me, I'm running out of chances.

I've seen a lot of people jump on and off my bandwagon.

Initially, I know that I handled it worse than she did and I think partly because I've always been... every bit of adversity I've faced up until the last year and a half is adversity I brought upon myself - or the opposing teams have given me.

In my situation, unlike some players who retire because they have no choice - either teams don't want them or injuries have caused them to retire, and they just can't do it - for me, I really had never thought I would give out mentally before I gave out physically, but I think that was the case.