It was a political thing. They were trying to damage my image so they didn't have to pay me.

I've been out three seasons, so they don't know if I've still got it. So, when I come in, I'm going to be against the odds and I need to be looking damn good.

I was being stigmatized, and I think it all caught up with me, the affiliation with some of the guys. But at the same time, I didn't commit no crime like they were saying. I had my troubles with the check thing. That got resolved, and it's behind me, and the fleeing and eluding thing, and it's behind me.

I'm not out of the game because of the way I play. The character issues and stuff like that has really damaged me, so my ability ain't going to get me back in. The character image stuff is.

The whole season was emotionally trying. We went through so many ups and downs, on such a roller coaster. It was a season that had a lot of scenarios, good things and bad things. But the end result is we had a winning record, and that's a positive.

There definitely was a lot of one-upmanship, trying to outdo your colleagues and siblings.