How many people are going to show up?

I don't think guys are holding their breath thinking that the league is going to do what is best for the players on this team.

I know Gene is going to be looking into it. Our seat at the table will be Gene Upshaw.

I've had lots of great moments in St. Louis,

It was a no-brainer for me, ... I thought, this guy isn't looking for a handout. He was ready to pay everything he had.

It's like running downhill. You're out of control, your arms are flailing. If you play that way, it won't work.

Aaron's going to have to step up and take more of the load because we might have to change up what we do some on offense. You don't have No. 26 back there to carry the ball 25, 30 times a game. I've been in this situation before at St. Louis. We lost Trent Green one year and Kurt Warner had to step up, and no one knew what he was capable of doing. All of a sudden, we had a huge turnaround, and we won the Super Bowl. And the rest is history.

They said I had a slight separation of my jaw and a mild concussion,

You're getting into dangerous territory if you go down that road,

And then the NFC championship game against Philadelphia (Jan. 27, 2002) that got us to our second Super Bowl (XXXVI). The atmosphere. The crowd. And then the hardships I've had there, like when I dislocated my knee and was looking at a potential career-ending injury. It's a great sport town.