I was shying away from acting for the longest time - because of having such big shoes to fill.

In America, it stands out, because it's raw, it's big, it's emotional. My face is raw, big and emotional. It didn't work for the longest time.

I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.

Absent a legend, they have very big shoes to fill,

There's no question, there are some big shoes to fill there. There are a lot of catches, a lot of big plays that Marcus made – not only last year, but in all the years I've been here – and I always appreciated his effort and really his unselfishness, blocking and those things. There's a lot of pressure on (our) tight ends to step up and do those things.

That's some big shoes to fill. He brings a lot to the team. I feel like if we had him, we would have had a different outcome.