Coming out of high school, Ricky Town was the dude. He was going to SC; I was going to UCLA. He was No. 1 in the country; I was No. 2.

All my teammates throughout my entire career in football had my back. I loved them; they loved me.

Your primary job is to be a football player, and you've got to accomplish that task before you go out and do anything else, really.

I want to be me, and the Arizona Cardinals know what they are getting. They are not getting a kid that is going to say stupid things and piss people off unnecessarily. They are going to get a kid that everyone knows who they are getting every single day I walk into the building.

Part of the joy of my career, for me, has been giving these iconic females a bit of shading of that unapologetic female vibe. I think it's an interesting approach.

Also, I'd like to play an athlete again, while I'm still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole, because I play the trumpet and sing. I'd like to incorporate that into a character.

My whole career will be about sad things. Happy songs about nightclubs and shots? That's not me.

Anyone that has a music career and an acting career I think is pretty fantastic.