We felt he had the crossover talent. He's always been a great trash talker. He'll fit in well with the studio show. We've got the best of both worlds.

I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.

I'm not a trash talker, but if it comes to me, I'm going to step up to the plate and accept a challenge from any player who says I'm over the hill or too fat or that kind of stuff. I'll show you on the field.

You know what's so crazy about it? In high school, I played basketball and I was a trash-talker. Basketball is such a one-on-one sport and if I know I've got the ability to beat the guy, I can talk trash.

He's like the Muhammad Ali of football. Muhammad Ali was the trash-talker of boxing. It's funny, though. It really is.

I felt like I was thrown down a mountain in a trash can.