When you work hard, you've got to feel confident, because you put in the work and the effort and you know you've gotten better.

You always want to try and beat your home state team. But I mean this the NFL, man. It's just good to win. Seattle is a great team. They went to the playoffs last year. They've got Pro Bowlers all around the board.

The big guy, we didn't box him out as well as we should have.

I'm not asking him to change the world, to do more time or send me a few bucks for my personal pain or to sign an autograph or talk to my kids. I want to see Mike Tyson come out of his corner with that look in his eyes and his gloves up near his jaw.

It's been a long, painful hibernation. I've learned the pain of being a fan, that inability to lash out and just have to take it, to rope-a-dope-it.

That's just me being me.

There are so many negative myths about black male athletes, myths that I have personally committed myself to eradicating. But all of my actions will never carry the media clout or have the domino effect of one of Mike Tyson's misdeeds.

I feel free. It just takes time sometimes.

Matt is a great athlete, and I'm for anything we can do on offense to help our team win. He can definitely make plays down the field. Whatever it takes to win is what I'm here to do.