I was quitting…As I was taking those steps I was saying, ‘Somebody please stop me.’ Lionel Taylor, our receivers coach, said, ‘Hold up a minute,’ and he sat down in the car and we talked. I don’t know what we talked about but I was glad we talked because I went back. And that’s when it started.

Remember all of the 'me too' social networks built just to have a social feature Facebook and MySpace didn't have? I built one for political discussion called Essembly. It enabled unique and potentially transformative social interactions, but only 20,000 people ever used it.

The Internet has brought democracy to so many other things. It's about time the Internet brought democracy to democracy.

When you think of me as a football player, I would like for people to think that I put it on the line every time. Good or bad, win or lose, I put it on the line.

I never had a desire to hurt anybody.

Donald Evans is a favorite person of mine. His worth ethic, his attitude and his dedication really set him apart.

People can care about changing the world. But what gets them to act is pressure and social reward.