It's something that I had been pushing down my whole life. The search for meaning, I guess, the whispering of the soul.

Maybe I'm stupid or whatever, but to me if I got a concussion, if I could see straight and I could carry a football then I'm not telling anybody.

One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.

I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to being the best person I can be on and off the football field.

I've never been in trouble with the police.

I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence.

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.