My agent said, 'Jerry, Dancing With the Stars - they want you on there.' I said, 'Ain't no way. I'm not going to do that.' Then he came back to me again, and he kept putting pressure on me. I said, 'All right, I'll give it a try.'

I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way.

My first experience with football was not very good because I didn't plan on playing football. I was just playing hookie one day and I was a sophomore and decided not to go to class. And the principal - normally he does his rounds and I thought I had him down pretty good where he was going to be - he sort of walked up behind me and scared me. He noticed I could run real fast. So that's how I got introduced to football.

I think my secret is that there's no shortcuts for hard work, determination and having that don't give up attitude.

There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be.

I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football.

Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work.