Defensive End Quotes

Growing up, my favorite pass-rusher was Julius Peppers. He was just a beast.

Defensive end is home for me.

The open side Defensive End has to be one of your best football players. Size does not matter as much. We want an athletic player who can move around.

I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker.

He could rush the passer, he could bull you, he could beat you speed inside and quickness. Those are long days when you had Michael Strahan lining up right over your head for 60 minutes, because most defensive ends are good at one or the other. Michael was really good at both.

I don't know too many pass rushers playing at 40.

I was at 260 at Tennessee because I was playing three-technique.

Early in my career, I played with a guy in Mike Rucker who was a threat on the other side.

Charles Haley changed the way the Cowboys played football in the 90s. And the reason why I say that is because he was such a dominant force coming off the edge, where it took two and three to block him.

On the defensive end, I have to do my job.

I'll knock down the open jumper when it's there, but I want to get after it on the defensive end.

I pride myself on the defensive end. That's where I earn my keep.

I really had to create my own style, because it's kind of hard being a 6-1 defensive end. I'm really like 6-4 - really.

My favorite player I ever played was Reggie White. He played so ferociously. What I loved about playing against him was the millisecond you went down, he became your friend and would ask, 'How's your family?' In a way that could feel weird and awkward.

Willie Roaf kicked my butt a couple of times. Larry Allen was a guard, but one time in San Francisco he took me with one hand and threw me out of the play. Walter Jones was pretty tough, too.

Julius Peppers is a beast, man. I don't know how many pounds he outweighs me by... I still try to do things like him to make my game better.

It's funny, because when I went down to the combine for the interviews with teams, Charles Haley is the name that came up a lot as a comparison to the way I play. A lot of people said that I reminded them of him, and that's a great honor.

Every defensive end who is going to be picked in the first round is going to be a good pick for whoever they're chosen by, but if I had to tell you what sets me apart, that would be my desire and determination to get better. I know what I need to work on, I know my weaknesses, but I have that work ethic to improve every day. I have that want to be the best player at my position, and I have the belief in myself that one day that will come true.

I want to play defense. I want to get sacks.

I always try to go in there and stick to my base, which is the defensive end, and then just let the offense come to me.

I think Von Miller's got great style. For a defensive end, I think he has receiver-type style, swag.

I want to be a dominant pass rusher. I think I can do that with my body type and my work ethic.

That's my thing. Pass rusher, yeah, you can call me a pass rusher.

We don't got to talk to each other off the court. As long as we talk on the court, on the defensive end, that's all that matters to me.

I feel like I'm an inside guy, I feel like I'm a three-tech or nose tackle.