I was not used to criticism.

I'm not a one-liner guy. I'm a story guy.

I could not bounce back from my divorce - emotionally - I just could not bounce back.

I know how much my late center Mike Webster suffered. I can only imagine what a lot of defensive players from my era are going through.

I'm learning how to prevent my brain from getting worse than it is after suffering a career worth of concussions playing football.

Lawsuits make you care. I think the PR makes you care. But personally, when I got out in 1983, do I think they cared about me? No.

I'm not afraid of being fired, and I'm gonna speak my mind.

Football is an awesome sport, but it's also a violent sport, and that's why all of us love it. We know what we checked in for, and at seven years of age, that's what I wanted to do with my life, and I didn't care that I got hurt.

I wasn't that close to any of my teammates. I didn't find anyone to become a best friend. We don't stay in touch. They're all over the country, but I do not want to stay in touch.

You don't know how many times I was in the huddle, asking my teammates to help me call a play.