Chris Long

I love charity. Ask anyone.

And I respect the anthem. I would never kneel for it. We all come from different walks of life and think differently about the anthem and the flag and what that means.

One thing I take pride in is that I never cracked and stopped playing hard. There's something to be said for that, because life doesn't always throw the best situations at you.

The 25-year-old me would tell the 32-year-old me to take the two rings and go start the next chapter in life, but it's never simple when you still have gas left in the tank.

I've been compared to my dad my whole life. That pressure I've learned to deal with.

The older you get, it is harder to prepare physically, even if you have all the experience in the world. You're more sore the next day, you can't pack in as much, and you have to train smarter. You have to pay attention to more subtle things like your warmup routine or core work.

My first big paycheck - this is kind of funny - I bought a Cadillac DTS. I thought it looked really comfortable.

I never mean to make a headline where it's like, 'Chris Long unsure.' I never try to make it sound like I'm under the impression it matters either way if I play or anybody cares.

At the end of the day, Coach Belichick does a great job of bringing in people he knows that will fit well.

I like that outlaw crossover rock 'n' roll-country sound.

Too often athletes think there's these norms that I have to fit into and there are people that I have to please.

Earlier in my career, I wanted to do a lot of things under the radar because I felt uncomfortable in engaging with the fans because then they're thinking, 'Well, you're doing it for publicity,' or whatever.