All camps are hard, that's what they're intended to be. They make you focus when you're tired, when you don't feel like doing things, and to see how long you can retain and pay attention.

My craziest ambition is to take John Madden's job and salary.

Memorizing a playbook is like memorizing a script. When they change the script at the last minute it's like changing a play in a game.

My ultimate goal is for that next generation coming up, who didn't see me play, go, 'Oh, he used to play football?'

I started playing Madden back in 1993 because that was the first year I actually made it into the game and that was a big thrill. When you're in Madden, you've made it, baby.

These athletes can be considered the gods in certain ways and the fans can be considered parishioners.

I think this can be a championship team. But we do have to take it one game at a time. You can't look at the end of the road before you get the next foot in.