I should have been thinking more about my family, how I raised my children, how I maintained life's work, so to speak.

The game is choreographed; it is mental, it is physical, it is a battle. People can feel those hits when they are in the stadium, you feel them and you see the velocity of the players.

You learn how to be a gracious winner and an outstanding loser.

Whether it's 18 years old or 40 years old, we think we know what's going on. But if you're lucky enough to continue the journey, its amazing how we keep learning how much we didn't know.

After I hurt the knee, football wasn't nearly as much fun. I was limited. But you make do with what you have. I adjusted some. I was lucky to play as long as I did, with the different kinds of injuries I got. I played with two severed hamstring muscles in my leg late in my career. I could barely run, other than to drop back to pass.

I don't know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked Astroturf.

I can't wait until tomorrow 'cause I get better looking every day.