Casey Hampton
Casey Hampton
Casey Hampton, Jr., nicknamed "Big Snack," is an American former football nose tackle who played twelve seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Texas, and received All-American recognition. The Pittsburgh Steelers picked him in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Hampton was selected for the Pro Bowl five times...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth3 September 1977
CityGalveston, TX
house uniforms watch wearing white
We're all going over to Mrs. Bettis' house for dinner. But we're wearing our white uniforms on Sunday, so I'm going to have to watch myself.
against ball game nickel played ran
We played a lot of nickel in that game and they ran the ball very well against our nickel defense. That's what they do ? they get you out of what you're used to doing.
built nose tackle type
To be a nose tackle and to play in this defense, you couldn't want anything else. I'm built for this type of defense.
playing super
We're playing in the Super Bowl, so how can we have a letdown? I can't see how that can happen.
bread defense run stop
Our run defense is our bread and butter, ... That's what we do: Stop the run. I think we're getting right where we need to be, at the right time.
highly joking matter obviously people teammates
I was joking with Hines about that. I was like, 'Man, this is kind of like a consolation prize. With the MVP, it doesn't really matter what people think of you on other teams, it's about what your teammates think of you, and obviously our teammates think very highly of us.
extra knowing prize
Knowing that they think that much of me makes it extra special. It's kind of a consolation prize for me.
backs emotional fired gets talks
He gets us fired up. He's our emotional leader. He talks but he backs it up with his play.
field game lost maybe seen talk themselves trying won
I ain't never seen a game won or lost off the field. We know what we can do and they know what we can do. Maybe they're just trying to talk themselves into it.
fired gets guys likes pick says
He likes to pick a fight. But in so doing he gets us fired up, too. He says things a lot of guys are thinking, but just don't say.
anybody played
We haven't really played anybody that played like that.
fight fired gets hear pick says
You know, I can't really say it, what (Porter) says before games. You'll hear anything out of Joey, he'll say anything. He's got to pick a fight to get going, that's just him. He gets fired up. . . . I think that spreads to everybody.
career support team type
Jerome's our guy. It wasn't even his idea to do it. We support Jerome, and we did all we could to get him back to end his career here. That's the type of team we have. We're very close. There's no 'me guys' on the team. We all support each other.
feeling
(The injury) is still in the back of my mind, but I'm feeling really comfortable out there, ... get into their heads.