Growing up I was a soccer player. I didn't even watch college football until my junior year when I started getting mail and then I wanted to know these teams.

He?s known Kobe since Kobe was growing up in Philadelphia and Aaron was a college player at Temple. They?ve known each other for several years, they have a mutual respect for each other.

When I was growing up as a kid I was playing football or baseball or something else in the back yard, ... I always dreamed of becoming a National Football League player.

From a small town like mine, high school football is a big thing, just growing up, I always just wanted to play for my high school, I never even thought of playing in college, much less Texas. Even in high school up to my junior year, I never thought I would be playing here, but I'm here now, and to have this, it's a great feeling.

Growing up I pulled for Notre Dame and also Miami and Boston College. When it came down to it those were all in my top five. But Boston College was probably second.

When I was growing up, my parents said to go to college and get a good job and then go try this. I didn't do that. I struggled for 10 years. My best advice is go to college and study for a trade or career, that is always something you can fall back on.