Jason Ferguson
Jason Ferguson
Jason O. Fergusonis a former American football defensive tackle who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League, for the New York Jets—who originally selected in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft—, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins. A native of Nettleton, Mississippi, he played college football at Georgia...
definitely everybody until wait
I definitely want to show everybody what I got, but I can't do nothing but wait until I'm ready.
coaches gave kept kick knew looking nobody screaming second stopped walking
I'm looking around, and the coaches are screaming for a returner, and I'm like, 'Put me in! Put me in!' ... After a second or two, I popped in my mouthpiece. I kept walking on the field, and nobody stopped me. You could tell (Jones) didn't want me out there, but nobody was out there (as a kick returner). He gave me the look, and I knew it was OK.
bad blown chance feeling fourth game quarter quite rather win
They just know how to win, it's obvious. It comes down to the fourth quarter a lot in this league, and they know how to win in the fourth quarter. It's a bad feeling to be so close. Because you'd rather get blown out then have a chance to win the game and not quite get there.
says side tattoo
I've got a tattoo that says 'no fear' going down the right side of my leg,
playing supposed
We weren't up to playing the way we were supposed to play.
body follow hard open people since tells watch
I've been doing this since I was 10. ... You watch film, but a lot of it is natural. It's vision, and doing what your body tells you to do. I don't think. I just react. It's hard to explain. You follow your blocks, but at the same time, in the open field, you try to make people miss.
came defense half statement strong york
The defense came out strong in the first half to make a statement that New York was in for a fight.
afraid brothers crying front guys love men rest
It was emotional. I'm not afraid of crying in front of my brothers. Men don't communicate like that, but I love those guys. Those guys will be my brothers the rest of my life.
felt field guess knows opportunity
That's sweet. I'm hyped. I guess (coach Jones) felt it was my turn. He knows I want the opportunity. He knows I want to be on the field the whole game. It's his decision, so I didn't say anything, but he knows I really want to do it.
although bronze fact longer pants whatever yellow
They put their pants on the way we do, although they've got longer pants. The fact that they have on yellow and bronze or whatever color, and their logo is the 'Trojans' ... they're human, just like us. This is football. Anything can happen.
football line played time
We've all played football all our lives. This isn't the time to get nervous. This is what you play for. There's more on the line (than in most regular-season games), but it's still football.
fighting fights-and-fighting found plugging shown team
We found out we're not quitters. We've shown we are a team that's going to keep fighting and keep plugging to the end.
believe chance felt guy high jones june nobody offered owed recruit took walking
I really wanted to show everyone Jones was right to believe in me. First of all, nobody wanted to recruit me out of high school. Then here comes June Jones walking into my high school. He took a chance on a guy who just tore his ACL. I think I weighed, like, 145. He offered me a scholarship. I felt I owed him a lot. I was going to give him everything I have.
dream gut
but my gut told me, 'Oh, no. Here we go again.' I didn't want to come out. I didn't want to let my dream go.