Quotes by Sammy Morris

“As far as the coaching staff, it seems like they find out what guys do well and apply it on the field. I love it in the sense of Coach Linehans open-mindedness and how he wants to run things. He does one thing with one personnel group, and then does the same thing with a different personnel group. It looks different, but sometimes its the same thing. Its the best way to attack a defense.”

“The thing I admire about Ricky is that Ricky is going to be Ricky, regardless of what people think about him. Thats not real common in society. People change who they are to try to fit in. Ricky doesnt really care what people think. I admire that.”

“Personally, I dont think the team was teetering on whether (Williams) apologized or not. Rick just wanted to say something, and the team was able to respect that.”

“That was a bad one. It can definitely have an effect on a defensive player. If you get your face thrown in the dirt in the open field, I definitely think thats in the back of their mind. Its a frustrating thing.”

“When youre an athlete and can expose to people that you battle a lot of the same things that they go through, it helps them believe in themselves. Youre talking about someone who is established as a very good player in this league who is able to relate that. Young people can see that he was brave enough to not only overcome it, but talk about it and show that he came out OK, that theres nothing to be ashamed of.”

“Hey, he can do whatever he wants right now.”

“We take a lot of pride in what we do. Most fans dont pay attention to what we do, but theres a lot of hidden yardage as far as coverage units. People say you have to be a little crazy, a little off to play special teams anyways. We have 11 guys that are crazy.”