As athletes, just looking at it from an outside perspective, it's really remarkable, the impact you could have on somebody that you have no idea.

My seventh-grade year, I played football. I was, like, 15 pounds overweight, so I had to lose a ton of weight. They put me at left tackle; they put me on the defensive line. I absolutely hated football. I didn't want to play again. Eighth grade year, I didn't play.

It's not a goal of mine to only play 45 percent of snaps. It's to be on the field for every single play.

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