'“Some folks are never given the opportunity or the chance to really get a chance to see me for who I really am. I’ve always been a caring and emotional guy. But there was a side of me that I had to be strong, I had to be bold playing in a small market. The things that we did as a team, strengthened us individually, and that’s carried into life after football. The way I approach things today, I’m a little older, a little more mature, and this maturation process is still going on. I’m 53 now, I look at the world now, and I look at things a little bit differently.”'