I want to find something that will provide me with the same passion I had for playing football. I want to wake up every morning and enjoy what I do.

I am getting more comfortable with it. It’s still basically just going out and playing football.

I have a lot of role models to study. Guys like Ray Lewis, Tedy Bruschi and Kendrell Bell. You learn from those guys and you learn as you go.

This is the last opportunity we have to play organized football,

He’s a great guy and he’s been a great mentor for me. I looked up at him when I was a college player and he has helped me to be a better player.

You have to compete every time you walk on the field. You want to get better, no matter how long you have played. I don’t care how many years you play, the game of football...

It was an honor to play for an organization with such a rich tradition. For me to be part of it was just amazing.

I played it in college so it’s not that big of a difference to me, … I have some experience from it before.

We just gave them big plays,

I just have to be a little more patient, … It’s all about speed when you play in the 4-3 because you just fly to the ball. You still have to use your speed in...

The games we won will eventually be forgotten, but the people we won over will never forget,

I wasn’t supposed to be here in the first place. I wasn’t supposed to play in college. I wasn’t supposed to play in the NFL.

I welcome the challenge with open arms, … That’s why I play this game I love challenges and proving people wrong.

This is my seventh season and I’ve only played in two playoff games, … It’s very disappointing and frustrating because I’ve got friends all over the league that have won Super Bowls and have been...

You want to stop the run and you want to put them in third-and-long so you can blitz,

It was weird at first. It’s part of business and, unfortunately, that’s how it is. Our friendship is always going to be there. I have a lot of friends who are not here any more.

It’s been a while, … It’s a learning curve. Hopefully I’ll keep getting better every day.

I’m trying to be the same, … I’m trying to make plays. It’s not that much of a difference (from a 4-3 defense).

I don’t dwell on whether I am an overachiever. After my career is over I will sit down and evaluate what I have done. Until then, all I can do is go out every day...

It’s been fun. You knew one day it was going to end. It couldn’t last forever.

Every day you’re going to be evaluated, so you have to perform and bring your ‘A Game’ or they will bring someone else in to take your place,

When you play this game for as long as I did, you know when it’s time to walk away. Your body is going to tell you what you don’t want to hear. If you keep...

Here lies Dat Nguyen, undersized linebacker, not big enough, not fast enough.

It’s not much adjustment for me,