Reggie Bush
Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred "Reggie" Bush Jr.is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at USC, where he earned consensus All-American honors twice and won a Heisman Trophy, and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints second overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. Bush won Super Bowl XLIV with the Saints in 2010 over the Indianapolis Colts. He has also played for the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth2 March 1985
CitySpring Valley, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I like to think of myself as an every-down back. That's something I want to emphasize to the teams, whatever team that takes me, that I can be an every-down back, even though I'm not the biggest guy. I'm not 220 pounds, but I can still carry the load and be in there when the game's on the line. Obviously, I want the ball in my hands. I'm a playmaker.
I want the Saints to be one of those teams where when other teams see us on the schedule, they know they're in for one hell of a game.
The special thing about our team is everybody's able to put their egos aside and focus on the team.
I got out of my focus and tried to make a statement and that was really poor leadership on my part. I apologized to the team for that, and it's not going to happen again.
I feel like whatever team I do go to, I can help out a lot. If I were about to go to Houston and they already have a great quarterback and a great receiver, maybe it's just the little piece to the puzzle that they're missing.
The relationships that I have built here with my teammates and with the students here has been great. It's something that will last forever.
I play on pure instincts. I remember being surrounded by three guys getting ready to tackle me, and I saw one of my teammates off to the right by himself, and I tried to pitch the ball to him. That's the type of player I am. I play fearless and I'm willing to score at all costs. I feel like if I would have made the pitch and we'd scored, it would have been the greatest play in college history.
For the teams that are going to be playing us, you just better be ready.
We can't worry about the possible history that's going to play into this game. We've got to take it as another football game. ... We've got to focus on this game, not get caught up in the hype. We've got to focus on this team and this team alone.
I'm sure it will all be worked out in a matter of weeks and that all the answers will be the right ones.
I know that David Carr is a great quarterback, and Andre -- is it Johnson or Davis? -- Andre Johnson is a great receiver.
I like rugby - I watch it from time to time. It's basically football without pads but probably a little bit more dangerous than football. You've got to be a lot tougher in that sport - but I definitely like watching rugby and watching those guys knock each other around. It looks like a fun sport.
This is like everybody is playing high-stakes poker. Everyone has their sunglasses on (and) ... you can't control it. You have to trust the organization to make the decision based on who they feel will most help the team.
I'm not going to let anybody dictate to us when we should speak about something.