Preparation starts after the game before.

I've played this game since I was in second grade, and there's nothing more important to me than playing football.

I'm Austin Seferian-Jenkins. He's Tony Gonzalez. He's the best tight end to ever play the game. So that's a real strong comparison. I'm just going to do my job and leave the comparisons up to the coaches and the media.

When you lose things like football, which is the game I love - and this is the most important thing in my life - it really puts everything in perspective.

You have setbacks in your life, and adversity. You can be discouraged about it or have courage to get through it and be better.

I think guys that play basketball really understand how to go up and get a ball. Because in a rebound situation, you've got to go up and fight for a ball. Just boxing out. There are a lot of things that transfer.