I mean, I don't think a lot of people know this, but I played corner in college.
That's football. It's going to happen. Guys are going to get hurt.
You can have all the experience in the world and come out and not play well.
I've never been a stat guy.
I made my way in this league playing special teams and then kind of worked my way into playing receiver. It was always just kind of doing whatever I could do and taking advantage of all the opportunities that I got.
You know, I don't ever - I don't really compare myself to receivers.
I'm always competing.
When I was in Buffalo, Fred Jackson was you know, I would say he was a big mentor of mine and when I was in Miami, I probably picked apart Brian Hartline, Davone Bess, those guys.
I mean I've been around a lot of places and there's been a lot of guys that - every single team that I've ever been on, I really try to take advantage of the older veterans that are there, try to learn about their process, how they take care of their bodies, how they study, how they watch film.
The air in Foxborough is just a little different. Like, Special things happen here. Winning happens here.
Preparation is key.
Any time you see your quarterback hurt, your heart drops for a second.
Playing quarterback is hard enough.
Lacrosse has a special place in my heart after starting my career as a lacrosse player at Penn State.
I think the Patriot Way definitely makes its way into the Hogan household.
When opportunities come my way, I'm going to try to make the play.
I've learned so much whether it was, I played a lot of team sports, so being part of a team, learning how to be a leader on different teams, and how to deal with the ebb and flow of different games.
I never took anything for granted.
I think I do a pretty good job of not letting things distract me from what I want to do and what I want to accomplish as a football player.
College lacrosse can be pretty brutal at times, so that definitely helped me with the toughness. It's a fast-paced game, so that helped me kind of translate over to the game speed of playing in the NFL. I think just the one-on-one aspect of trying to beat the guy in front of you definitely helped me as being a receiver.
