There was a time in my recuperation and healing where I just had to tell myself it is just time to get up and live your life the way you want to live.

I'm definitely playing next year. That's my ace in the hole. It's a little hard to sit back and watch the guys [this season], but it's easier knowing I've got something to look forward to.

I couldn't let how the team was doing affect my mindset on my rehabilitation because I sort of believe I had to take it upon myself that my rehabilitation and getting myself 100 percent healthy had to be first and foremost, before the team, in my mind.

The week preceding the game is just as important, if not more important, to prepare yourself mentally to make sure you know the ins and outs of the opposition. It's all about getting ready for Jacksonville. It's a one-game season.

I'm a football player by trade. That's what I do, ... So I did everything I could to make myself a football player again.

There was a time in my recuperation and healing where I just had to tell myself it is just time to get up and live your life the way you want to live.