I take my craft seriously.

I consider myself a leader. I am not a follower.

I believe in my ability and my mental toughness.

Being away from the game took a toll on my heart.

I'm just going to do everything my coaches ask me.

It's not like I can't play football with some injuries.

I just want to get better all around and contribute more.

I can compete with anybody. I'm a true competitor. I'm a winner.

If you don't have any confidence, you're not going to do anything.

Each day, I come in with a positive attitude, trying to get better.

I feel like it's a great opportunity for me to play for the Vikings.

Being away from the game you love so much, it will mess with your mind.

I have to go at a good pace because how you practice, that's how you play.

I can relate to a guy who stays home and does it for his family and friends.

I'm just happy to have my legs back, cause at one point in time, I wasn't even walking.

Everybody's got haters, but your city's always behind you. It's only right to give back.

Not saying I was a bad kid, but I had a lot to learn. You've just got to not be impulsive.

I don't just study my opponent; I study myself. It's something you have to do to get better.

I just want to contribute to my team and earn the trust and do everything they need from me.

Press coverage is nothing different. I mean, you win off the line, you win. It's that simple.

I love competing in everything that I do, and I try to express that, but I try not to rush it.

Credit comes with success, and I need to have a lot more of it. In due time - I'm not rushing.

At the end of the day, you have to do what's best for you, and I support any guy who stays home.

I don't want to offend nobody, and I don't rub anybody the wrong way. That's a part of growing up.

Just scratching the surface. It's just the beginning. I'm still young. I've got a lot of time to grow.

They say when you break your leg, you get a little taller and a little faster, and I got both, I think.

You have to approach it the same way with any quarterback. You're going to try to do the best for your guy.

My dad never gave me pats on the back or congratulations. There was always more to give and more to get done.

I want to win championships, I want to win ball games, and where else is a better place to do it then your city?

After my first year, I knew exactly what I wanted to do, what I wanted to get better at, and how I was going to do it.

You haven't been on tape, nobody sees what you can do, nobody sees how you play, so they don't have anything to watch.

I work hard and do things the way they're supposed to be done just so I can have success out here. I always want more.

Whether I'm playing right now or not, I still have an opportunity to get better in practice. It's like sharpening my blade.

That's what you want... you work hard, you want your guys to, you know, work the same way you work, and it all helps the team.

Quarterbacks like guys who try to do everything they can for them and put it on the line for them. So that's what I try to do.

It's an emotional time for you when you get injured. You're going through so much. You have a lot of time to think to yourself.

I picked up yoga. I tried to do cooking a little bit. I almost burned my house down, but it's all good. So I just stuck to yoga.

Coming into my second year, my main thing is to show growth - show that I can be consistent and play at a high level all the time.

I believe in my ability and my mental toughness. I know I can pick up a playbook, like anybody can, and I can compete with anybody.

My father started me in football. So what better way is there to honor him than to wear his last name on my back and make him proud?

There are going to be games where you don't have the greatest conditions, so to show that you can do it in bad conditions is a plus.

I listen to the older people who talk to me. I call them my old heads, people with a lot of wisdom. They'll teach you a lot if you listen.

The time you do get edgy and the time you do want to slack off is the time, boom, there goes your opportunity. So you don't want to have that.

I didn't play receiver my whole life. I played running back, and I liked a bunch of running backs coming up, but I never tried to emulate them.

I know I'm not the biggest guy or the fastest guy, but you've got to bring something to the table that someone else is not. I love football too much.

At the end of the day, I don't care how many catches I have or how many yards I have. As long as the Ws keep stacking up in the win column, I'm happy.

As a player, I'm going to do everything I can to help the organization as a whole. On the field, off the field, I'm going to do everything in my power.

The thing about football is when you've got guys that work hard and do things the right way, it'll come together... it's supposed to if you put the work in.

I understood it's a business as far as when you're drafting someone, and you want a guy you can trust. But there were no questions on my ability or character.

You get down, but you have to pick your teammates up. Good things are eventually going to happen. There's no way around that for your team if you practice well enough.

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