I thought to myself at least a couple of times after a hit, 'Boy, that's going to leave a mark. I'm going to pay for that some day down the road.' We didn't talk about spinal compression. I'm sure I lost at least 2 inches in height in my career. I'm barely hanging onto 6-2 now.

We wanted someone who was a real industry insider, someone who could hit the ground running without a long ramp-up time. I think you'll find this is big news in the industry because she's popular and well-known.

There were a couple of 3s that were contested and we had a hand in his face, but he hit them anyway.

Some areas could hit the freezing mark for an hour or so. Maybe a degree lower.

You go for it. All the stops are out. Caution is to the wind, and you're battling with everything you have. That's the real fun of the game.

Everything else is sacrificed to that end. But all of a sudden something like that happens, and if you have any air of intelligence, you've been shaken down to the very core of yourself. I know that happened to me; I don't know that I was ever the same after that. After that, a lot of things became clear to me outside of football. ... You have an aura of invincibility when you're a great athlete, and all of a sudden, wow ... there's a wakeup call that your aura is a fantasy.