Ricky Proehl
Ricky Proehl
Richard Scott Proehlis a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Proehl played 17 seasons with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts. He played in four Super Bowls and won two: Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams and Super Bowl XLI with the Colts...
athletic guys lose lucky pick speed start stuff using
... I use that stuff now even more than ever. A lot of times when you first come in, you're getting by on your speed or your athletic ability. When you start to lose that, that's when you start going to that kind of stuff. At that time, those guys were using that stuff and I was lucky to pick it up at a young age.
career earlier fly hoping mad parts starting
I was just mad because if it was earlier in my career I would have scored. Parts were starting to fly off of me a little bit. I was trying, praying, and hoping to get in, but at 37 years old, it just kind of catches up with you a little bit.
coming feeling orleans playing sorry
We were playing to win. We weren't coming in here feeling sorry for the New Orleans Saints. We just didn't get it done.
earlier
Earlier in my career, I would have scored.
beat found position
Sometimes it isn't pretty, but we've found a way to get it done and we've found a way to be in the position we're in right now. So if we beat Atlanta, we're 11-5 and we get in the playoffs. Anything can happen.
age-and-aging expect sleep
At my age, I think they sleep on me a little bit. They don't expect me to go deep.
finish locker message
That's the message in this locker room, that we need to finish what we started.
finish front locker message
If we don't get in, it's going to be very disappointing. And that's the message in this locker room: let's finish what we started. 'We've got everything we wanted in front of us.
ask division obviously opportunity playoffs teams win wish
Obviously the division (title) may not happen, but the opportunity to get into the playoffs is there, and that's what we want. We don't have to wish on any other teams to win or lose. If we win, we're in -- and that's all we can ask for.
atlanta trying win worried
Right now, I'm just worried about Atlanta and trying to get a win and getting into the playoffs.
enjoying fun
Right now, I'm enjoying it and having fun,
guys known people
Now that I really think about it, of all the people I've known in all these years, it was those two guys that were most instrumental in my career,
bump drew game knew line plays running safety top wide
We knew that they were going to kind of bump him at the line and have a safety over the top and they did that. We knew that myself and (fellow wide receiver) Drew (Carter) were going to have to make plays and that we were going to have to get the running game going, but we couldn't get anything going.
ball brady offense tom yards
With a little over a minute, you give Tom Brady and his offense the ball and all they need is 25 yards ... . It's tough.