Khalil Mack Quotes

I loved Tom Landry and Roger Staubach.

If I could start with anybody, I would initially draft Tom Brady. Then I would go get Ray Lewis, and then maybe an offensive lineman, or somebody like Adrian Peterson.

I always idolized guys like Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, Steve Young and the entire 49ers team, really. I was a huge 49ers fan growing up.

I was at UGA playing with Champ Bailey and Hines Ward - both guys who will probably touch the Hall of Fame one day.

Without a doubt, one of the toughest football players to ever play the game is Tom Brady.

I really think for any tight end around my age, Shannon Sharpe was the guy you looked to in Denver, him and Elway and what they were able to achieve.

Darren Woodson is my favorite player of all time.

Charles Haley changed the way the Cowboys played football in the 90s. And the reason why I say that is because he was such a dominant force coming off the edge, where it took two and three to block him.

I loved Bud Grant.

Some of my best childhood memories are of watching Terrell Davis with my dad. I used to hang out when I was, like, 4 and 5 years old and play Power Rangers in the locker room with him and Shannon Sharpe and Rod Smith. And I loved Terrell. He was awesome.

LaDainian Tomlinson, Hines Ward, Marion Barber, and a host of other black stars help the NFL shine brightly week after week.

I can tell my grandkids that I played with Drew Brees and Tom Brady, and Flacco will definitely be added to that list.

I think Tony Gonzalez always set the standard. He was the guy that, I think for all of us, when I came in that was really kinda taking this league over as the tight end position. I think Shannon Sharpe was another one.

The quarterback I enjoy watching the most is Dan Marino.

The only model to me that correlates with big success in the NFL is having a Hall of Fame franchise quarterback.

I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as well.

Jerry Rice had won two Super Bowls already by the time he got to his ninth year in the league. That's what it's all about: winning that ring.

I love getting after that quarterback! That's my deal: sacking the quarterback.

I'm an NFL guy.

My first season with Pittsburgh was 1969. We were still in the old NFL. My second year, we moved to the AFC when the leagues merged. I went to the Pro Bowl that season, and there must have been nine Raiders and nine Chiefs. I got to know all those guys.

Johnny Unitas was my hero.

As far as a guy like Ray Lewis is concerned, you know he's going to be around the ball all the time.

I almost never watch TV, except for '60 Minutes' and pro football. I love Drew Brees, the Manning brothers and the Steelers' linebackers.

Brett Favre likes to tell stories.

I love Le'Veon Bell.