Marco Rivera Quotations

So I know something about tight ends, and Jason's legit, believe me,

My back, I'm not even thinking about it. That first practice, I thought about it a little bit. That was the first time I put pads on since the surgery and did some hitting. But, I'm fine. I'm on the field practicing with the guys. There's nothing like it. I'm moving around good, just knocking the rust off.

I go every day trying to convince everybody that I'm going to play on Sunday. That's the attitude I've got this week, until I hear otherwise.

If it's anything like that Packers-Bears rivalry or that Packers-Minnesota rivalry, it's a big-time rivalry. I've seen Dallas and the Washington Redskins play before. I've heard all the stories.

He might be a little bigger now than he was. But he can still play. He's active and he's usually around the football. I'm expecting him to be there all day.

Having back-to-back West Coast games is tough on your team, but I don't think we're the only ones to have it, so why complain? If you're a West Coast team and you have back-to-back East Coast games, that's tough, too. You just have to deal with it.

I'm stiff right now. The doctor said I'm going to feel the effects for a couple of days. ... It's just more of a muscle ache and having a really, really sore neck.

When I hurt my back, I'd never felt anything like that before. Obviously, it was pretty scary.

Yeah, I know him and he knows me. He knows what I'm going to do and I know what he's going to. I'd think we both know what to expect.

There is some hatred between the Cowboy and Redskin fans and it's going to be an exciting game. It's early in the season and we've got them Monday night here at our place so we want to shine.

Everything that happens on the field is crucial. You cannot take anything for granted. It's emotional. You have a veteran saying something to a young kicker, he has to understand every point counts. Everyone is held accountable.

I've been known to do those kind of things before. I've played with bad knees and broken hands, and stuff like that. I'm just going to take the same attitude.

The younger players got to understand that everything that happens on that field is crucial. That one point can be the difference between a win and a loss. Your young kicker has to understand that every point counts. (Cortez) needed a little wake-up call.

It was kind of a strange feeling, it went down my arm, and had the feeling of pins and needles in my hands. But I never lost any kind of sensation anywhere.

There was a need for me to be here, and they went out and got me. I believe we are going to win a championship this year. We have everything that we need right here on this field, and I feel confident that we're going to do something.

I knew there was no shot for me to go out there and be functional.

But he has that same leadership quality. Brett has it, of course, and so does Drew.

And one thing I really like about him is how much of a competitor he is. The guy comes out here and every day you can just tell he's trying to get better. He's so motivated.