I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to let go is your self-image. That's what I'm working on now.

I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength they've given me to overcome so much.

I really do love football.

I'm nice because, when I was growing up, so many people weren't nice to me, and I remember how that felt. And I don't want to make anyone else feel like that. I value nice.

I think if I were a college professor, no one would say I was uncomfortable about being shy because that might be expected. But I think because of people's stereotypes, they think of a football player as someone who is very outgoing and I'm not.

In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently.

I think I have a tendency to look at things subjectively rather than objectively when I reflect on my experience.