A.J. Hawk
A.J. Hawk
Aaron James "A. J." Hawkis an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers fifth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft and he would later win Super Bowl XLV with the team over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned All-American honors twice and won the Lombardi Award as a senior. A.J. also runs his own podcast called The HawkCast...
certain change guys head percent whoever
There are certain guys you want to hit, and some you don't. I try to take everyone's head off, to tell the truth. I'm not going to play differently regardless. I'm out there to play 100 percent every play, whoever it is. If it was my own brother, I wouldn't change my play.
attainable goal main national season ten win year
Each year we go into the season and our main goal is to win the Big Ten championship and the national championship. We feel like that's an attainable goal every year.
coaches mean players won
(Even) if I'd have won every award, it doesn't mean anything to these coaches (and) these players in the league.
bowl charlie coach everybody five four giving talked upset weeks
Everybody talked about giving Charlie Weis four weeks to prepare. That kind of upset me. What about giving coach Tress four weeks to prepare? He's four out of five in bowl games.
guys trying
I was trying to get to the ball. I play with 10 other guys who are really good.
either inside teams
I think most teams would want me at the inside in a 3-4, from what I've heard. Either one I'd feel comfortable with.
career respect
We get to end our career here where he played, and we have a lot of respect for him and what he did.
fans plenty root
I'd be happy. I think you should root for your brother. We have plenty of fans for our team.
known longer rooting
She's rooting for her brother. She better. She's known him a lot longer than me.
defensive ends four guess guys justify obviously running rush spot taking three
Obviously we're not big defensive ends who are going to get 15 to 18 sacks a year. We're not going to be a running back who's going to rush for 1,500 yards. It's a spot where there's three or four of them on the field. I guess you can justify not taking guys too high.
explain grew guys hour realized state tough
It's tough to explain to them. Guys from out of state may have an idea of what it's about, but once you get here it's completely different. I know once I got here I realized how different it was - and I grew up an hour away from Columbus.
caught guess guys team
That's something some of the guys on the team started, and I guess it caught on.
defensive gives great momentum next score
It's special. As a defensive guy, you don't get to score touchdowns very often. It's a great way to go out. It gives us great momentum going into next week.
defensive draft ends guess high impact obviously people position regardless running rush
It's a position where a lot of times they say they don't want to draft people too high because they think 'How much impact can a linebacker have?' I guess it's understandable. Obviously we're not big defensive ends who are going to get 15 to 18 sacks a year. We're not going to be a running back who's going to rush for 1,500 yards. But all I want's a chance, regardless of where I'm taken.