They Never Clocked Me On

I Think The Thing About That Was I Was Always Willing To Work; I Was Not The Fastest Or Biggest Player But I Was Determined To Be The Best Football Player I Could Be On The Football Field And I Think I Was Able To Accomplish That Through Hard Work.

My Agent Said, 'jerry, Dancing With The Stars - They Want You On There.' I Said, 'ain't No Way. I'm Not Going To Do That.' Then He Came Back To Me Again, And He Kept Putting Pressure On Me. I Said, 'all Right, I'll Give It A Try.'

Coming From The South, I Just Felt You Had To Work Just A Little Bit Harder. It Was Not Going To Be Handed To You. I’d Get The Letters From All The Major Schools But No One Came Out To Talk To Me Face To Face Until This Small, Dominant Black School, Mississippi State Valley University Sent A Coach Out To Me. I Had A Chance To Talk To Him And He Said, ‘hey Jerry, We’re Going To Be Doing Some Great Things At Mississippi Valley State University And We Would Love To Have You There.’

I Want People To Know If They Have Any Hurting In Their Back, Or Any Tingling Or Anything Like That, Go See A Chiropractor And Help Yourself Feel Better About Your Body And Take Some Of That Pain Away.

I Think I Just Went Into A System That Was Willing To Utilize Me And Gave Me Opportunities And I Felt Fortunate To Be Able To Go To Oakland And Put The Silver And Black On. I Wanted To Prove To Everybody That I Could Still Play.