It kind of seemed like everything was thrown on my back off of one play that I didn't make, ... and I took that kind of personal, from the people in that city and some of the things that were said about me.
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Now, I have the opportunity to catch more balls and I relish the opportunity, ... It's something I've always wanted. I think I needed a change. It was like 'Groundhog Day,' doing the same thing over and over again. What better place could I be than to come to New York and try to put everybody to the side and say, 'This is who I am.'
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It was just a great throw by Eli. I'm here to make a few big plays for the team.
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I make those plays every day in practice. I just didn't make it.
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I mean, I don't think I was liked as a person. I was kind of seen as a black kid, young African-American, cornrows, drives fancy cars, wears diamond earrings, things like that. They just kind of based their perception off of what I drove and what I did and things like that. All those things were never a part of any other player on that team but me.
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