It also gives you a chance to spend time with family and friends that since July, you’ve been at work and putting in time and haven’t necessarily seen them as much as you would like. So it’s always good to get a weekend off and spend time with your children, your family, your friends, and just get your mind off of football for a few days.

One thing I do plan on doing is going to watch my former high school team, the Hubbard Greyhounds, play. I talk to my high school coach almost every week. He asked me to come to the game and watch my team, and I want to say they’re on a seven-game winning streak, so they’re feeling pretty good. It’s always good to get back to my high school and get back to the roots where it all started. I try to get back during the offseason as well, just to be around those guys and let them know they’re still in my thoughts. Of course everybody’s dream is to play in the NFL, and to see someone that’s in the NFL come back, it gives you that extra hope, that extra feeling.