Coaches want so many things from a back. It's hard to find someone like Edgerrin James or Marshall Faulk, someone you can trust to block, catch and be physical. But I can do all those things.

And any time you feed your ego, it's a one-way street. ... There were so many things I had to deal with that erased the positives I got from playing the game that it wasn't worth it. It's like eating a Big Mac and drinking a Diet Coke.

I've always been attracted to things that are taboo. I've never been afraid to go to that dark place.

Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.

The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better.

I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.

Well, I don't think I've necessarily ever been a passionate football player or a passionate person.