‘The New York Giants … NFL Europe … Seattle Seahawks … You paid some serious dues during 2002 before winding up in Buffalo after being spotted during a free agent combine. Were you ever discouraged?
“It was discouraging, getting cut in Seattle’s training camp and sitting out that whole year, but I just kept working out. I never had a coach tell me that I wasn’t good enough to play, it was always a numbers game I was in. They told me to keep trying and hopefully you’ll find that right fit.”‘