As far as coach Belichick, yeah, he's a huge lacrosse fan. I'm pretty sure I played against his son at Rutgers my sophomore and junior years. There's always that. We have that lacrosse connection.
A big part of that quarterback-receiver relationship is communication. You've got to be on the same page because if you're not, it just doesn't work. Then you're kind of guessing.
I just have to make sure that for 60 minutes, I'm going out there and doing my job, running routes the best that I can and trying to get open.
I know they don't come very often in this business, so every chance I get to step out on the field, wherever it was, I worked as hard as I could.
I am excited about the concept of the Premier Lacrosse League. The idea is to bring the best lacrosse players from around the world together and showcase their talent to the fans.
As a football player, as an athlete, as a competitor, that dream of playing the Super Bowl... I was never going to lose that.
I love to compete. No matter what we're doing, it doesn't matter. We could be playing video games or ping pong, and I'm going to get fired up, win, lose or draw.
In baseball I was very singularly focused. If I was pitching it was me versus the hitter.
I've had a lot of bumps in the road, but I kept my head down and kept working.
It's tough to put that in perspective, playing in back-to-back-to-back Super Bowls.
What we can do is control what we can control.
Wayne Chrebet, obviously, I love watching him play.
When it came down to it, I felt Penn State was an amazing school. I loved the campus.
Monmouth was important to me because that was the first stepping stone. I am very grateful to the Monmouth program for taking a chance on a four-year lacrosse player who had a year of eligibility left. It was an awesome experience to go back there and play football again, especially since it was close to home.
I think everyone's goal at the beginning of the year is to get to this time, to get an opportunity to play in the Super Bowl.
As a football player, as an athlete, as a competitor - that dream of being able to play in the Super Bowl, you're never going to let that one go.
Training camp for me is a day-by-day thing. It's a grind. If you lose focus on what you're trying to work on, you won't be there mentally, and it'll be tough physically.
This game is ups and downs. It's ebb and flow. It's never going to be high the entire time. It's never going to be low for the entire season. That's part of being a professional and dealing with the opportunities you get throughout the year.
