LaVar Arrington
LaVar Arrington
LaVar RaShad Arringtonis a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football Leaguefor seven seasons. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 June 1978
CityPittsburgh, PA
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We still play Dallas here, but the biggest thing we have to do is take it week to week and not get too far ahead of ourselves,
abruptly ahead focal guys hard leader nice opportunity people point pressure type
It's hard being a leader for so long, being a focal point for so long, and then it kind of abruptly stops. It's nice to be back in the mix. It's also nice not to have 'THE PLAYER' pressure on me anymore. It's on other guys this year. It's going to give me an opportunity to go ahead and play and let the other people have that type of attention.
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Playing on Sunday will be an accomplishment because it has been such a long road, ... However much I play, however they use me, whatever I do, I'm just going to be happy that I'm out there. I'm not concerned about starting. I just want to be a part of it. I'm grateful to even have an opportunity again to get out there with those guys.
I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm really in here,'
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I was tired at first. I had to hold my nerves. I had so much support from my teammates, and I kind of fed off of that.
care coaches felt gotten happy tension took type vibe
I was just happy to be out there. I don't care what package, I don't care how they use me, ... The interaction between me and the coaches has gotten a little better. I felt there was a different type of vibe between us, which was kind of good. It took some tension out of the air.
aggressive defense fake game lose past run team
I think they thought we were going to be so aggressive that they'd be able to do a little fake here, a play-action there, and, zoom, we'd run right past them and lose our focus. We didn't do that. This wasn't just the kind of game our defense needed, it was the kind of game our team needed.
attitude outside positive
I think I have a positive attitude because I kind of look at things outside the box,
care embrace football gave happy main okay personal phenomenal saw second special time year
I think he's a special person. He'll be all right. He's still growing, he's a young pup in his second year in the league, man, and he'll be fine. We care about him, and not because it's a football thing, but as a personal thing. I was just happy that he was all right. I gave him a big embrace the first time I saw him and I was just happy that he was okay from everything. That was my main concern, not, 'Were you in your playbook?' We'll find that out when the time is right. He's still learning, but he's a phenomenal athlete. I think he'll be fine.
last starting
I'm starting over. I've never been in this position, so I'm just going to see what happens. I don't know where I'll be, but I do want to play football. This could be my last hurrah.
head might rolling
I might have to put my head up and keep them from rolling down. I might get a little emotional. It's been a long road.
great man nice opportunity regular
That was pretty cool, huh? ... I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm really in here.' It was a great deal. Man, I had an opportunity to be a part of what I've been a part of for so many years. It was nice getting back out there on a regular basis.
biggest bottom fit main matter people redskins six tired
That's been like the biggest misconception of who I am. People think I'm selfish. They think I'm this and think I'm that, and that's not me. How about this: I just want to see the Redskins win, dog. That's the bottom line, and we'll go from there. That's my main focus. No matter where I fit into all of this, I just want to see us win. I've been here six seasons, and I'm tired of losing.
came direction gotten maybe rookie
I wasn't one of their guys, and maybe that was the direction they wanted to go in. I've gotten older. I'm not just a young rookie who is as moldable. Maybe that's where the difficulties came in.