I just thank God that I'm out of Washington and looking forward to getting here and turning things around for myself and my family.

I just thank God that I'm out of Washington.

The outpouring of volunteers has been tremendous. I have a significant backlog of e-mails from across NAVFAC Washington and from personnel assigned to commands supported by us, ready to go and assist those in need.

This is a resurrection.

Brian is the guy who explains it all to me. He gives it to me straight, and he breaks it down and makes it plain, whether you like it or not. ... In the beginning, I might be a little mad or something. But then I listen because I know he has my best interest (in mind).

The thing is, the whole thing stems from Gilbert telling them not to put me in the game. I didn't come to practice because I was going to be a distraction. I was going to slap ... him. I'll admit it, what I did was wrong -- not showing up was wrong -- but I ain't saying what I would've done if I showed up would've been right. Being that I didn't show up I didn't put my hands on nobody. How a teammate, a supposed friend, would go to a coach and tell him don't put me in a game, I would've done something seriously wrong to him.