Right now I feel like playing as long as I can, As long as my body will allow me to play I'm going to continue to play.

I want to be my own player. I want to be Julius Peppers. I don't want to be the next Lawrence Taylor. I don't want to have to live with his legacy.

Once I really maximize my potential-I don't know when that'll be, a year from now, three or four years from now-I think I can be one of the great ones.

I've wanted to hit Jay Cutler so hard for so long that this move just makes sense.

Right now I feel like playing as long as I can, As long as my body will allow me to play I'm going to continue to play.

I'm out to prove something-that I'm all for real and that I can do it on my own without any help.

I believe that if I committed to basketball, I could make an impact in the NBA. I now see football as my job and my greatest challenge.