I can't describe how it feels. There was a minute there when I wasn't sure I was going to get to play in the NFL again. I feel like a kid on Christmas Day now.

I definitely got caught up in the NFL lifestyle,

I definitely got caught up in the NFL lifestyle. That didn't get me where I wanted to go, where I wanted to be. I had to do something else, man.

If I'm a better man than I am a football player, well, that's just fine.

If I don't play this week, it's not the end of the world,

He's throwing it on time and he's throwing it precise. He's like Greg Maddux.

In the locker room? Right after a game you just won? Give the man respect enough to wait until Monday to enjoy the win at least.

I'm just happy, ... Happy that I can get the opportunity to do something I love, that's to play football. When someone tries to take something away from you that you love, it really makes you think about how special it is.

I'm real shocked. It's real tacky. We just won the game. You don't do business like that. I wanted him to be here, and I wanted to play for him. But who knows what's going to happen.

I knew I wasn't just going to come in and start. I had to be willing to drop my pride and ego and all those things and be willing to do anything to help the team.