Cris Carter

“Before, when going to youth camps, the line for QBs would be around the corner. Now, kids want to be either QBs or WRs. Being a WR is popular, it's cool.”

“As a running back, when you get the ball year after year - and I would say three years on the short end and seven on the long side - you reach a point where it seems like overnight, your body changes and you can't do what you used to do anymore. We see those drastic declines more at running back than any other position.”

“I was a big receiver when I played in the NFL.”

“Normally the teams that are in the NFC and AFC championship games are the teams that are going to be right there in the forefront as the season begins.”

“Braxton Miller is a special football player and has been special since he stepped on campus.”

“Joe Montana had bad games in the playoffs against the Giants and Chicago Bears; that doesn't stop us from considering him as possibly the best.”

“When you play in the NFL now the teams are very, very equal.”

“The Vikings saw something in me, and I will forever be grateful for that. They saw me as someone who, with the right help, could really succeed.”

“I didn't make the Pro Bowl until my seventh year I think in the NFL. We continually got better.”

“I come from some humble beginnings, and I just believed that when people pay their money, hard-earned money, that they deserve a certain level of performance.”

“As a wide receiver, you don't want to feel that the quarterback is only going to throw you the ball if you're wide open.”

“Hey, a hard background is not an excuse.”

“I owe everything to the Vikings. What they invested in me was more than money.”

“You're always going to have a Dez Bryant somewhere in the league, somebody who has to go through some off-the-field problems in order to reach his potential.”

“Everyone knows someone who is struggling with a mental health issue, whether it's depression, trauma or substance abuse. It affects everyone, so we all have a stake in making sure good treatment is available.”