Along the way I feel like I've also grown up a lot, too, and I've seen the NFL is a serious business. All of us as players, we support one another and are in this together and we want to win. I've already seen players come and go, and I've seen changes.

Take quarterback Marcus Mariota, for instance. I've only been around him six months and I've grown to respect that guy so much. When we played the Broncos in Denver back in October and he was replaced in the lineup, I admit that was very hard for me. I got really emotional during the game, in fact. I think that's why I got a pass interference penalty called on me, because I was so frustrated. I ended up throwing the guy from the Broncos to the ground and I got a penalty. I admit, I was crying during the play. And after the game, I was still emotional because me spending time with Marcus and really getting to know him, he became a brother to me. To see something like that happen to a great person, it was tough to deal with. I always tell him he's such a pro in the way he handles himself, and I want to be like that myself.