DEANGELO WILLIAMS

Breast cancer, whether I like it or not, is part of my family's story. That's why I am so passionate about raising awareness, because I have seen firsthand how it can impact others.

My mom was the strongest woman I know.

I take pride in knowing the NFL is pink in October, sparking conversations everywhere about breast cancer and prevention, all in the spirit of my mom.

I grew up knowing the importance of breast cancer.

I want everyone to know there is always someone there for you.

Being the backup, as they call me, I have no pressure at all.

There are a lot of people who don't know what metastatic breast cancer is.

Back in the States, women play flag football, but they have the same opportunities as the guys do.

On signing day, my mom brought me the national letter of intent to Arkansas. I should feel like I'm making the right decision. You get that many people telling you that. I had been dreaming about it. I signed 'No' where I was supposed to sign my name and put an exclamation point.

I'm going to stand up for what I need to do, not what everybody else wants me to do.

I'm a Nickelback guy.

Pink is not a color - it's a culture to me.

I'm really shy, man. I don't really talk much. I just read, sit in my room and just read graphic novels because I don't have many friends and many people that like to talk to me.

There are always going to be questions - I know that. I'll let my playing answer my questions.

I stand behind all my tweets. If I tweeted it and I said it, I am not apologizing for it.

The biggest picture you see is making it to the Super Bowl and winning it. There are a lot of guys who have played 14, 15, 16 years and never been there.

Anything in between the white lines is deemed football.

When my number is called, nobody cares if I am a starter or not. They just care if I make plays or if I'm productive.

In the NFL, if you make the play or you don't make the play, you're just a football player who did or didn't make the play. You don't get more yards or less yards based on what you're labeled as by society.

I kind of push myself through my words and how I carry myself.

It's always an emotional blow when you lose any guy, let alone a guy like Le'Veon Bell.

I'm aware that if the ball is thrown in my direction, I'm expected to catch it because the media is going to be on my back.

When it's your will versus another person's will, the worst thing you can do is smile in their face when you're competing. That's what I tell our guys. Go have fun.

The University of Memphis didn't have the flashy profile or the national exposure. It's a great university. I love the offense. I love the atmosphere, the big city. They have everything I want. The only knock against them is they are not a great team.

I'm at that point in my career you can put up all the numbers you want to, you can swing whatever statistic you want to swing, but it doesn't matter if you don't get to the Super Bowl and win it.