In the NFL, there's never really that moment where you're like, Hey, I made the team. Or: Hey, you made the practice squad. You just kind of show up the next day and go to work. Nobody really says anything. You just kind of go to work.

I've always been a very observant person, a visual person. That's my way of learning. Things on paper, notes and things like that, don't help me the same way as watching things live.

A lot of people can talk about their faith. When you live it every day and act on the word of God, it's pretty cool to see.

The guys who play at a high level probably think they are better than they are, and that's all right.

I want to be respected based on how I play.

I'm going to try to go out and do my best, and I'm going to try and compete every play.

It doesn't matter what happened in the season or what happened the last play, there's always an opportunity to make the next play.

It's the same thing as a competitor with anything whether it be a play, an injury, a distraction. You just put it behind you, you take the situation for what it is and you control what you control and the people that do that the best are usually the more successful team, person, individual, what have you.

When you're a competitor, you just want to go against the best.

The whole goal was to get an opportunity to go somewhere for OTAs because OTAs in this league are extremely important, especially for undrafted guys and guys who are on the bubble. You don't get a lot of opportunities in preseason games and training camp, so OTAs are huge.

I think there were a lot of people at Mankato reaching out to the Vikings saying to just bring me in for a tryout.

I had no idea the Vikings were interested. I was actually expecting other teams because the Green Bay Packers and three or four other teams asked for film after the combine in Dallas, and the Vikings weren't one of them.

I love to compete and I hate failing.

If I get a target, I want the ball in my hands.

I just want to make sure that I'm competing every day and giving my best effort, because everything else just falls into place.

Being a part of the practice squad was a tough year for me.

At some point, you're not going to be able to run the ball for 180 yards, even with the best running back in the NFL. That's when you have to be able to throw the ball.

You have to be able to make plays.

You have to be able to hit the deep balls.

We put everything we have into the offseason.

In this league, it's all about being close to 100 percent on game day.

It doesn't matter what play is called, you have to run that play and you have to be successful on it. It just comes down to execution, all 11 players doing the right thing.

The players have got to make the plays.

We know how hard it is to get to the playoffs in general, and then to get to the NFC Championship Game. You just never know if you'll have the opportunity again, so you really want to make the most of it.

It's football. There's emotions.

It doesn't really matter who's getting the credit. We just love to be on the field and winning games.

It's really nice to be able to go into the offseason and attack the training as soon as possible.

By the time the season's over, I'm ready to get back in the weight room and start training as far as getting stronger.

A lot of times you don't see that, doesn't matter when they're drafted, first round or not. You usually don't see guys come in and wow you.

I really am genuinely happy for guys that get paid and have success when they actually work their tails off.

It doesn't matter who you are in this league: You're always trying to have a bigger role. Anybody who said they weren't trying to do that would be lying.

You have to have a great offensive line, great quarterback and guys around you that believe in you and help you.

There's a lot of guys out there that can play at this level, and sometimes they might be discouraged because they come from a small school or a tough situation.

I think there's a lot of people that still don't believe in me, and obviously, I love proving people wrong and helping the football team win games any possible way I can.

I think when you're not in the NFL or when you're early in your career, you don't understand how hard guys work, especially the guys that play a long time and are successful.

There is no better feeling than coming into a tough environment and winning.

For me, Thursday night football is a great time for me to enjoy the game with my family, as I'm not able to watch as much on Sundays.

For me, it's simple: easy recipes equal more family time.

As a competitor, when you have a bad play, all you want is to get the ball again and get going.

I feel like I've proven that I can be a starter in this league, and I want to be respected in that way.

Being able to put the film out there that I did and prove that I can be a starter in this league, it's put me in a good situation.

You have a little more time to make moves when you're in the slot.

Whatever play is called, I go run the route.

I have tried to have a really good, positive attitude.

I have a lot of confidence. I'm a competitor.