The Players Tribune

Football

ALL STORIES

I’m not the man Ashley married. I’m a much better version of that man. One I wish she was here to see.

Tommie Harris

You play it out in your backyard or on Madden. But those are just dreams and video games. This was real.

Josh Dobbs

What I did in the last game doesn’t matter. Because this is New England. That game is in the past. And we still have one more.

Chris Hogan

It seems like Atlanta — as a team, as a city, as a culture — is finally coming full circle. And in my own small way, I hope I am too.

Michael Vick

Our reality became clear at a very young age: If we wanted to make it in District Heights, the options were to either join a gang or play sports.

NaVorro Bowman

I’ve been looking forward to getting to a college campus for a looooong time — probably since I got that scholarship offer way back in eighth grade.

Dylan Moses

Now at the ripe old age of 33 and in my 12th year in the NFL, I’ve just wrapped up the best season of my career.

Lorenzo Alexander

The only thing you’re thinking when the ball is coming down is, Don’t drop it. You can’t think about anything else.

Cordarrelle Patterson

What makes being an Aggie so meaningful isn't something that can be seen or touched. It’s deeper than that.

Myles Garrett

I have a long history of convincing myself that I can do something everybody around me thinks is impossible.

Joe Thomas Sr.

Where else but in a dream does this season even happen? The answer, of course, is Green Bay.

Jared Cook

I want to tell you about the most difficult thing you will ever experience, more difficult than anything that will ever happen on the football field.

Charles (Peanut) Tillman

There was no way we were going to let it slip away again. And we didn’t.

Ben Boulware

The Falcons gave me an opportunity, and in return, I want to help deliver a ring.

Devonta Freeman

Listen: If there’s one thing I know after having played for the Patriots for 13 years, it’s that you don’t wanna be late to a Bill Belichick meeting.

Kevin Faulk

Don’t worry about the Cowboys’ history. Go make your own history. This is your moment.

Emmitt Smith

No matter what happens next, I know I’ll never experience something as special as being a Tar Heel.

Mitchell Trubisky

For the next four years, I’m going to be attending Ohio State.

Jeff Okudah

We dug ourselves out of that 4-5 hole. We didn’t panic. We embraced the adversity and kept fighting. That's the Steeler Way.

Cameron Heyward