(On if he feels like he has to earn everyone’s trust all over again)
“Since my rookie year I’ve been in this community, building Dream Rooms, being connected to this community. I love this community, and I know I’m a positive influence and I have to live up to that standard that I hold myself to. But again, I’ve grown and I’ve learned from this situation and I’m going to continue to do that.”

(On if the night in Phoenix or the decision from the NFL was a turning point for him)
“It’s an overall process. Again this happened two and a half years ago since my rookie year. I’ve gave my all to this community, I’ve gave my all both on the field and off the field. I can’t let this diminish all the hard work I’ve been doing in this community.”

(On his statement that the driver was mistaken, if was he lying or did he suddenly get a better memory of the night)“I don’t want to rehash the situation, all I can focus on is moving forward and putting this behind me.”

(On his reaction to some fans that don’t want him to be on the Bucs)
“My first reaction to that is I’ve worked hard in this community to prove that I am the guy that the Buccaneers drafted. I’m going to continue to do that. I believe these fans should still support us as a whole organization and support me as well, because I’ve given a lot to those fans and the fans have been very good to me as well.”

(On the difficulty of addressing this to this teammates)
“The difficult thing is not being able to be on the field. That’s going to be very tough because I don’t want to miss any opportunity with my brothers. I have to say, my teammates have had my back this entire time and I love them for that. I didn’t want to be in this situation and put them in a bad situation.”

(On how he plans to handle not being around for the first three games)
“It’s going to be tough. Right now all I can focus on his diving into all of this stuff right now. Training camp is very important and I don’t want this to be about me. I want it to be about us getting better, and getting to this season with a mission to go 3-0.”

(On if he feels like this is the last chance for him to prove to the team and fans that he can be the face of this community)
“Since I’ve been in this community, I’ve given it my all. I know I got some hard work to do to regain the trust of my fans. But building Dream Rooms, being in the community, being a great leader on and off the field – my main goal is to be a great person and leader every single day and I think I’ve done that.”

(On if he expects to be the starting quarterback In Week Four at Chicago)
“The only thing I can focus on right now is putting this behind me and being a great teammate to those guys in the locker room.”

(On if he’s disappointed in himself)
“I’m very disappointed, and I know a lot of fans are disappointed. At the end of the day, the league made their decision so I have to learn and grow from this.”

(On if he was surprised by the league decision)
“I understood they have a process to go with it. And no matter if I agree with it or not, I know I have to look at myself within and find out how I can grow and learn from this, and I think I’ve done that.”

(On his decision not to appeal)
“I just want to put this behind me and move forward.”

(On how fatherhood has been)
“It’s been very exciting. I feel like this is really a spiritual attack because my son was born the day after the decision was made. I think of things learning at a different perspective knowing that I have to teach this man how to respect women, and how to live day-to-day life. I really took it upon myself to be proactive, and make sure that I’m a great example for him and my fiancé.”

(On if he’s changed going out in the public now)
“I love this community so nothing’s going to change on the way I approach every single day. That’s to get better as a human being, a leader and as a teammate. I’ve given this community my all, and I’m happy that I have some people’s support.”

(On the message to his teammates)
“I apologized to them, and I’m going to keep that in house.”

(On if his teammates asked questions as to why he did this)
“No, they had my back the entire time. They know how much they mean to me and I would do anything for them. So all we can do as a team is to get closer from this and all I can do is grow, learn from this experience, and move forward.”

–Transcript by Matt Matera