I had to reset everything and go back to the basics, ... You have to crawl before you walk, walk before you run, and (the knee) was all new to me.

Don't try to walk before you can crawl

You've got to crawl before you can walk and you've got to walk before you can run.

Before the injury everybody was tugging on me. Then everybody kind of fell off,

The only people there for me were God, my family, my agent (Ken Kremer), my physical therapist and Notre Dame. Having Notre Dame was big because when I was on my couch, unable to walk, I had a few job offers on the table. That was because of Notre Dame alumni.

I still have to get some things figured out, but I feel I've had a pretty good camp and I've heard good things from the press and my peers. When the vets notice, you must be doing something right. All I wanted was a chance and I'm getting that.