Getting hurt and watching Tom Brady take over and beginning what's been just a spectacular run of his, and to come back and play in the AFC Champions….

The game against the Vikings back in my second year stands out. It was kind of a turnaround for us. It allowed us to make a run at the playoffs for t….

It is the best feeling in the world to have a close game come down to just a couple of plays and you are able to do it..

I played eight years without really being hurt seriously and hadn't had to deal with that part of the game. So, to get hurt and to have to miss games….

It's a really interesting and diverse business. You're a farmer first, then a winemaker, then you're onto marketing and distribution. So it's multi-f….

The positives of retiring outweighed the positives of returning and my desire to still play..

Fairly early in my career, I had a passion for wine just as a consumer, and I started to learn about the whole process, starting with a piece of raw ….

I retire with a smile on my face, in good health, and ready to spend autumns at my kids' games instead of my own. I'm excited to start the next chapt….

Playing in New England and the Boston area, the fans are so passionate about their sports if you don't play well, they'll let you know so I know it's….

I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans….

I kind of picked up the game at an early age. The way that other kids would learn what a fork or a spoon is..

I'm not fast. But there are a lot of guys that are a hell of a lot slower than I am. Somebody wants to do a pay-per-view race between me and [Tom] Br….

When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic goes away, you can't just sit back….

I had a great career and I enjoyed all of it, with the exception of losing..

Coming back in that AFC Championship Game against the Steelers, that was a poignant moment for me for a lot of reasons - the magnitude of the game an….

The amount of work and the amount of both physical and emotional investment it takes to get to the top..

I feel pretty good when I get out of bed in the morning. I don't feel all beat up, which is nice..

You want hot days to get your fruit ripe but then you want it to cool off nicely at night so that the grapes stay on the vine longer and develop comp….

That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship..

You know, it's a different deal - throwing a football as opposed to throwing a baseball..

We're phenomenally blessed in the Walla Walla Valley. We have great, complex soil that's nutrient-rich but fairly porous..