That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship.

The positives of retiring outweighed the positives of returning and my desire to still play.

I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans. I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time.

Coming back in that AFC Championship Game against the Steelers, that was a poignant moment for me for a lot of reasons - the magnitude of the game and having not been able to play for quite a while and to be able to get on the field for that game. That one stands out.

We're phenomenally blessed in the Walla Walla Valley. We have great, complex soil that's nutrient-rich but fairly porous.

The amount of work and the amount of both physical and emotional investment it takes to get to the top.

I kind of picked up the game at an early age. The way that other kids would learn what a fork or a spoon is.