It has been my dream since I was just a little kid to play in the NFL ... I can't tell you how excited I am for this dream to come true.

I was a competitive guy growing up.

Once you get the nod, your mentality totally changes. It's like a heavyweight fighter-you win the title and that's it, you don't want to look back and you don't want to change. That's the way I feel and I'm looking to keep the job.?

I think I have a natural ability to lead.

My family background has always been very supportive. They're going to be there for me no matter what.

As the member of a firefighter family myself, supporting the widowed families of rescue workers is an important, personal cause of mine.

Lifting weights is obviously important, because you want to be strong and fast and all of that, but it's not one of those things you gotta go and try to bench as much as you can every day. A bench press isn't going to help you throw a 15-yard out or a deep comeback. It's not about that. It's about training right