I'm very much expecting to play and start.

I'm telling you, he's the meanest, nastiest runner I've ever competed against. He's a throwback. He's something like Earl Campbell in that he's a mean, nasty runner.

The moves they made in the off-season, those are key ingredients to a winning record. I think guys are excited about the fact that we really made some strong moves and put some guys in place on offense and defense to try to help this team get in better position to win and compete.

None of us are winners today -- we are all losers.

I know my body and I told them I can be back before then. It's such a tough challenge for me that I want to be out there as fast as I can.

It's the toughest challenge of my life because football is all I know. It's all I want to do. That's it, and when that gets taken away from you that hurts more than anything. There's an emptiness. ... I've got to stay positive. I'm not going to lie to you. I'm down in spirits right now.