It would be the story of the NFL so far this year,

Last year, he was somewhat frustrated with not playing,

This is a big year for him, ... He's in a group of exceptions to the rule. This is his team. Everything is in place. Yeah, I'd say it's a big year.

To be inducted in my first year of eligibility is mind-boggling. Not too many guys have had that happen.

I don't want to make this a racial thing, because it shouldn't be. But it is significant because it was the first time.

When I was coming up as a kid, there were programs that kept me out of trouble and on the straight and narrow in South Central Los Angeles, and I always felt that when I got to a stage where I could provide similar opportunities to kids then I would do that.