Rodney Harrison Quotes

He`s a captain, a leader, a tremendous physical presence in the middle. When you have one of your best friends back, one of your best teammates back, it`s always a good, rewarding moment.

There`s nothing easy about winning a game in the National Football League, let alone winning a championship, things that we`ve done in the past. However, that`s in the past.

They have so many weapons. I think it`s so unfair for you to just point out one, ... the most gifted receiver in the league. But you can`t take away everything. You just have to go out there and do your best to contain these guys.

Of course they have an image of being bad boys and being the dirty boys of the National Football League, ... but a reputation means nothing. What means something is going out there and executing on that particular day.

I turned around and I saw him down and I just started praying for him because you never want to see anybody down like that.

We have a lot of respect and love for Bruschi. But he`s gone. That`s unfortunate for us, but we have to move on. Just like if I got injured they`d have to move on without me. That`s just part of the game. That`s reality.

We`re not defending anything, because we don`t have anything. (This) is a new season, just like 2005 is a new season for the Raiders.

They have so many weapons. I think it`s so unfair for you to just point out one. Obviously he`s one of the most dominating receivers in the league. But you can`t take away everything. You just have to go out there and do your best to contain these guys and hopefully we`ll get a chance to make some big plays.

I don`t anticipate any problems. Eric`s been in the system. We love both of those guys to death. We have all of the respect in the world for Eric, as well as Romeo.

He`s the best in the business. He`s a beast. We miss his leadership. We miss his smile. We miss his competitiveness.