I try to do my part. It's gratifying when you pin them down there and the defense stops and they have to punt from the end zone - it's kind of the hidden stuff.

A lot of times we're actually punting to try to pin them into a certain area,

Everybody is eager to play defense this year. Everybody wants to get stops, everybody wants to press, everybody wants to do all that stuff, there's a lot of pride on defense.

(The defense) doesn't know what's going to happen when we're both on the field.

When you know what somebody has to do to get back in the game, you can pin your ears back and go after them, ... But all three phases are playing well right now. We made some things happen. I was real pleased.

His defense was concerned that it could bias the jury when he gives his testimony.