Athlete

Any time you're rewarded and can be a part of history, it's a special moment.

It's my mindset that I'm not where I want to be. I still want to be better, and I just want to stay humble about it. It's not an act. It's just how I am.

It's a whole different world once you get into games. You have people actually trying to hit you, the speed of the game's a lot faster, you have a lot of different things you need to check and see. It's a whole different world up there once game time comes.

All I can do is do my part and keep trying to open up eyes with what I did on the football field, what I did in my career. Just go out there and try to compete and shock a couple more people.

I'm able to see things and react certain ways, I try to slither through there and try to make a play.

Any time you can get the ball back to the offense and they put points on the board, you can win games.

There's always room for improvement. That's my mindset.

Pitt will always be my school and I'm honored to be able to support the Blue and Gold.

When I have one-on-ones, I usually win those.

At the end of the day you never know what team still wants what player. You just never know with the draft.

I'm always going to be my worst critic.

I don't care if it was 2 o'clock in the morning after a night game. I had to break down the film by myself before I watched it with the team. I wanted to see everything I did wrong and did right or I wouldn't be able to sleep.

I've got leverage on a guy that's 6-6, and I'm strong enough to push 600-plus pounds off on a double-team.

I fell like I'm a well-rounded football player.

McVay is a great coach and I think that he's smart.

I feel like I'm an inside guy, I feel like I'm a three-tech or nose tackle.

It ain't just one guy, it's a team game, and I'll get myself better, I'll keep working on my technique and trying to find ways to free myself and keep making plays.

You got to become a student of the game. You got to learn the game before you can go out there and play fast.

I always tell my dad he was training me to be a pro before he even knew it.

I grew up with a lot of friends that had a lot of abilities to do a lot of different things and chose different routes and it wasn't a great outcome for them.