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I’ve always felt like if I had a bad practice, I could potentially get cut the next day.
I definitely follow fashion and trends and will sporadically add them to my wardrobe in an organic way. But my style, at its core, is a minimal, clean, and timeless look.
I like running that football.
It’s always a great thing getting to play in the last game of the year.
Dating isn’t easy.
Here on the East Coast, I think Shake Shack is awesome.
Psychologically, for an athlete to miss a game because of injury, it’s tough.
I try to live by the 80/20 rule – 80% clean, 20% cheat. During the week and while I train, I eat as clean as possible. But I always like myself a good cheat day, which includes a juicy burger.
I started to get addicted to the Jerry Rice mentality. I can get up before anyone else does. I can outwork anyone.
Why can’t we make NFL apparel cool for every day instead of only wearing it on game day?
When you’re clicking, you’re not making mental mistakes. You’re going out there. You’re lining up fast.
My dad was just a little trailer trash white dude that worked his tail off, didn’t have a dad. He started working at 14, didn’t get to play sports. He dedicated his life to his kids to let us live our dreams.
It’s the NFL, so anytime you get to go out and get to play against another team, there’s going to be some physicality.
I would say the greatest challenge, for me, had been my rookie year and learning my spot. It is an emotional battle, as you have good days and bad days. Being young and thrown into this big business is challenging.
It’s nice not having to do that kind of stuff, getting surgeries and all that. It gives you an opportunity to get better. That’s what the offseason’s for.
It’s always nice to be on the practice field because, ultimately, practice is the most important thing other than the game because that’s where you gain your confidence; that’s where you get your fundamentals.
Special teams is one-third of the game.
It’s hard to shop for a guy who has everything.
If it’s a trip for pleasure, I always go with a comfortable outfit.
Life’s about dealing with adversity and solving problems.
Peapod is a great company to work with.
I think any time you can go out and put pads on and practice before the season, I think it’s a good sign. It’s a good sign.
The regular season is awesome. It’s fun. But postseason, that intensity and adrenaline you get from it is a lot.
The funnest thing to do is win.
The draft is an exciting time.
You’ve got these young kids out here that have to learn, but you learn from the guys above you. I learned from the Kevin Faulks.
To be really honest, I do not mind whether it is offense or defense. I just like being in on plays and doing what needs to be done to help us win.
Any time you have one-on-one time with any quarterback, it’s very valuable.
Everyone goes down a road that they’re not supposed to go down. You can do two things from it. You can keep going down that road and go to a dark place. Or you can turn and go up the hill and go to the top – try to go to the top.
I guess you could say I’m kind of Jewish but not really.
There’s a whole lot of things that I’ve got to do to get myself better.
I have fun outside the game.
Just play every play.
I don’t even enjoy football, at least professional football, anymore because I’m breaking the game down constantly. You’re sitting there watching the plays, and you’re talking mental reps on what would I have done here against this coverage or this leverage, this, that. It is what it is.
I’m from the Bay Area.
So I’ve been fortunate to have a bunch of teammates – pretty much all the teammates I’ve had have been pretty good guys.
The Patriots do a great job of establishing a common rhetoric of working hard and working for the men that stand next to you on the field.
As a punt returner in the NFL, I know all about teamwork, high-speeds, and collisions on Sundays.
Boston is really just a cool place to play.
I wear a lot of sweatshirts and joggers in the winter and gym shorts and tees in the summer. I really appreciate something that is easy to slip on and chill out in.
Your job as a receiver is to get open and catch the ball and block in the run game.
You can’t worry about what other people say, honestly.
I think it’s an honor to play for coach Belichick. You never go into a week thinking you are not prepared.
I think everything happens for a reason.
I love my dad.
When you’ve got a leader that wants to go out and practice at the ultimate, highest level, when something that you should do doesn’t go right, there’s going to be a little fire under that, and that’s what you need from your leader.
I can say playing for the New England Patriots has been the highlight of my life.
It’s been a privilege to get to watch one of sports greatest athletes prepare and get to play with him; honestly… it’s a dream. I remember being in eighth grade saying, ‘I’m Tom Brady,’ on the asphalt at recess, you know, playing football.
When I am working out, I listen to inspirational speeches.
I am definitely a ‘denim first’ guy.
You don’t grow up saying you wanna play in the CFL.
There’s no one more valuable for me to learn from than Tom and his wife, Gisele Bundchen, in a lot of ways. Every time I’m around them, I learn. The way they are with their kids, the way they make time to spend with each other, they are just good people.
People think it’s just a 16-week season, but this is a 52-week kind of job. You’re always thinking about how to improve and what to get for the next year.
When I was growing up, I was a huge San Francisco 49ers fan. The New England Patriots have a similar mold and plan to win a lot of games – reminiscent to that Bill Walsh era.
I played 51 percent of the snaps outside, though. But you can go ahead and call me a slot as well.
It’s not fun to watch your team go out, and guys that you’ve worked so hard with, and the countless hours you’ve put in on your own time to go and showcase all your hard work, and then have it taken from you and then see your boys playing without you.
Sometimes durability’s better than ability, especially in this crazy sport.
Shake Shack is good, but it’s no In-N-Out.
There are different types of cornerbacks: you’ve got your longer guys that will try to get physical with you and use their length, and you’ve got your quick guys that will try to use their quickness, and then you’ve got your ‘tweener’ guys that will try to use both.
Obviously, my goal No. 1 every year is to play in every game.
I just kind of try to go out and focus on what I’ve got to do to get myself better.
As a rookie, I had changed positions. In college, I was a quarterback, and I had never played other positions.
I don’t say I’m necessarily a professional football player. I’m a competitor. That’s what was instilled in me as a young boy.
Mr. Kraft and his family, they gave me an opportunity to come out and play in the NFL. And just to see the kind of role model Mr. Kraft is in the community, he’s always around; he’s here every day – darn near – he’s very involved, and he’s just a good man. Nothing but respect, and it starts at the top.
We never quit.
Everyone’s got talent at the level we’re at. But being a smart, tough football player – there’s a huge premium for that.