ROLANDO MCCLAIN

For me, all I want to do is win. Whether I make a hundred tackles or one tackle, all I want to do is win and for the defense to perform well.

You have different schemes for different teams. Some teams blitz a lot, and some teams drop eight in coverage.

I don't know if I'm ready to know what triggers my anger. I just feel like I figured out on my own how to stay calm, how to enjoy life, how to be happy.

Linebacking is easy. Hike the ball, and I know where to go.

I've always been a guy that liked to stay in control of my own destiny.

I gotta follow my heart. It ain't football. If football made me complete, I would play. But whenever I think of it, my heart pulls me away from whatever reason... This means I'm done.

Retiring had nothing to do with love of the game. Nothing. It had to do with how I felt about myself. I needed the break.

It's always good to feel the support of your fans.

I once bought a $150,000 car just because my friends told me to. Not because I wanted it. Because they told me to.

I haven't watched a lot of football at all. Easiest thing for me was to take my mind away from the game all together and focus on the things that I need to get right. And football wasn't one of those things.

Retiring had nothing to do with love of the game. Nothing. It had to do with how I felt about myself. I needed the break.

For me, all I want to do is win. Whether I make a hundred tackles or one tackle, all I want to do is win and for the defense to perform well.

I haven't watched a lot of football at all. Easiest thing for me was to take my mind away from the game all together and focus on the things that I need to get right. And football wasn't one of those things.

It's always good to feel the support of your fans.

You have different schemes for different teams. Some teams blitz a lot, and some teams drop eight in coverage.

I don't know if I'm ready to know what triggers my anger. I just feel like I figured out on my own how to stay calm, how to enjoy life, how to be happy.

I once bought a $150,000 car just because my friends told me to. Not because I wanted it. Because they told me to.

Linebacking is easy. Hike the ball, and I know where to go.

I've always been a guy that liked to stay in control of my own destiny.

I gotta follow my heart. It ain't football. If football made me complete, I would play. But whenever I think of it, my heart pulls me away from whatever reason... This means I'm done.