I always look for the negative thing and feed off that, ... Every day I feel like I've got something to prove. I've got to show them, 'Hey, man, don't put me down. I can play, too.' I've just got to prove it. The hungriness is going to help me make plays through the rest of the season.

I didn't hear from the Jets, ... I didn't think anything of it. I just didn't think they were going to ask me back.

That was me. I messed up, ... My main job is to keep guys off him. That's what I'm planning to do for the rest of the season.

Five pounds, 10 pounds, ... it makes a lot of difference.

It was a misunderstanding. It's football. A lot of guys get into arguments. It's in the past. I don't hold grudges.

It's a lot better, ... My stomach doesn't hang over my pants anymore.

A lot of people are doubting me because of this game, ... That's cool, though. All I do is feed off that. It makes me want to prove the doubters wrong.

Last year, to be honest, I wasn't as happy, ... I didn't play that much last year. I was depressed, well, not depressed. It was frustrating. Now I look forward to the games. I look forward to practice. I look forward to - if I mess up, going in there and doing it better.

[Vilma, 23, and Reed, 28, do not have the luxury of merely tolerating each other. The middle linebacker and the nose tackle have to be able to play off each other like a singing duet.] I have to keep guys off him, ... I've got to make plays, be a dominant player in the middle.