“I had so many big dreams for my team,” said Te’o, a 2013 second-round draft pick who is in the final season of his rookie contract. “Just because I am down does not mean that it is over, but I just wish I could be right there with them. I am still going to be there just like I was in the second half, but I am not going to be out there with them, and that is the thing that hurts the most. It is where I am most comfortable. It is where I have the most fun.”