It's a difficult thing in this league to match up, to line up and play one-on-one football.

I was really close with Rob Ryan, so I know that Rex, being his twin, would be very similar to him.

I know so many people who've been through situations where they've gone from one career to another and have had such a tough time because they didn't have any support doing it.

I get friends that ask that all the time, and I remember my mother asking me a couple of times, because there was no action during a game, 'did you play?' It's so weird. Everybody's like, 'Great game, great game.' And because I demand so much of myself, I'm like, 'Well, I didn't do that great, because I didn't have any stats.'

Obviously, teams are passing a lot more, and there are rules that... allow the offense to be more explosive, so you want to have as many defensive players and defensive playmakers and defensive backs that you can.

When a team wants you, you can feel it.

From what I came from, all the negative criticism - that keeps me from embracing that title of being the best. Because I always feel like there is another level I have to get to.

I've always felt that I'm successful for a reason - so I can help, whether that's one individual or a group of people. That's why I keep going with football. I love the game and I'll keep playing as long as I can, but ultimately there's a different purpose.

My freshman year, I started working with a group called Touchdown for Kids.

Even when we were little, we were always helping, going to feed the homeless, community drives, that type of stuff.

I tell people all the time that football taught me about life in every single aspect.

I always grade myself hard.

It's really refreshing to get these types of moments when people can say, 'Yeah, you're one of the best.'

In great Al Davis fashion, he took a reach that he believed in and instilled confidence in me like nobody else could. I was able to become all that he expected of me.

Just to have the opportunity to play in the NFL, I think it's the biggest dream come true for me.

I'm grateful for all the teams that I've played for, the fans, the organizations, the front offices, the list goes on and on.

After 11 seasons, I retired from football. Four months later I was in Ghana shooting 'Beasts of No Nation' as an executive producer.

I learned early in my career that I had to be prepared for life after football because you never knew when it would end.

I remember players talking to Willie Brown in my presence. Receivers asking, 'Is this who you drafted? I can't believe this is who you drafted.' I was hearing it from my defensive backs: 'Man, you got a long way to go.'

I was always the person who would make the mistake. I was the one who would get suspended from school.

It can be a bit sententious in the Nigerian household, to the point where you feel like with any wrong step you've set yourself back so far. It's like everything has to be done right.

I help receivers on my team every now and then, but I'm slow to do even that because they could end up my opponent the following year.

When I was a kid, I thought good acting was fascinating, and I could tell the difference. I could see that at like 9 years old.

Football came in at an interesting time. My dad passed, and my brother was one year older than me. And so he was basically the man of the house - at like age 12. So I really just started doing whatever he did, and football was his thing, so I got into football.