Quotes by Elvis Dumervil

“I was 245 pounds coming out of high school and some other schools wanted me to play linebacker. But I wanted to be a D-end. I just love getting after the quarterback.”

“Weve got a lot of packages were going to throw at him. Not a lot extra, but theres two big things -- weve got to run to the ball, we believe in Red Swarm and this is a huge game for that. And then weve got to make the tackle once we get there.”

“His talent speaks for itself. Weve got to step up our A game and keep him from getting loose. You have to change the way you rush the passer because he can break contain if you give him any kind of space. Weve got to attack and tackle full speed; you cant be conservative.”

“He showed no character on that particular play. I was shocked. I thought he was a better type of person than that. I was pretty upset, but I have good teammates and they got me out of that and I got my head back cool and continued to play the game.”

“It basically shows hes a no-character person. My left knee still hurts. He was talking garbage the whole game. In fact, he kept getting worse. He said, For a defensive end, you sure are short. It just shows he doesnt have any class.”

“I definitely thought it was intentional. My left knee is still hurting. Hes just a no-character individual. It couldve been my career.”

“The offense did a great job, the defense did a great job. It was an overall great team effort.”

“I never thought that could happen.”

“The second half he came out and the crowd got into it and he got a lot of energy. Momentum swung their way because that guy was making big plays.”

“That was big as far as the momentum, a game-changing play. It was something we needed.”