It was the hardest year of my life. It was humbling. I was a fish out of water.

You have to figure out a way to endure that little bit of time with the media. Any question they ask you beautiful thing is, you get the last word. You can spin it any way you want to…If you can go third person on yourself, you can sit down and have a 10-15 minute conversation.

I didn't say what I said to be controversial just because most people are picking the Patriots to win. I consider myself a pretty good judge of talent when it comes to defensive linemen and the Panthers' biggest strength is their defensive line. You win the battle of the trenches and that goes a long way to winning the game.

I like our whole team. That's the biggest thing about football. It's got to be your whole team. It just can't be one side carrying the other.

Josh Freeman will be an MVP candidate.

Not since Reggie White have the Packers had a pass rusher of this magnitude.

Dennis Erickson drove to my home and asked me to become a Miami Hurricane. There was no way in hell I wasn’t going.