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.
matter winning
The whole thing is winning the game. It doesn't matter how we did it.
focus guys helping impact time
I've been able to just focus on helping our guys make plays. I want to make an impact every time I'm out there.
body hit leg playing until
A lot of times you can end up playing on one leg and hopping around out there until you get confident. You can always tell yourself it's good, but your body doesn't let you go full-tilt at first. You've got to get hit on it or you've got to get used to being out there again.
This is the place I want to be.
anywhere care coach football takes
Coach (Bill) Cowher takes care of us. This is a football city. You wouldn't want to play anywhere else.
coach denver good kept teaches technique
Denver kind of kept the same thing going. He's a good coach who teaches the right techniques, so you've got to kind of have good technique to do it.
playing super
We're playing in the Super Bowl, so how can we have a letdown? I can't see how that can happen.
bad chance gives good looking noticed throw trying
I noticed that when he's going down, he's still looking for receivers. He's always trying to throw the ball; that can be a good and bad thing. When he's trying to make plays, that gives us a chance to make a play too.
built defense followed fun nose tackle type
I followed in his footsteps, ... To be a nose tackle and play in this defense, you couldn't want anything else. I'm built for this type of defense and it's fun for me to play.
felt level nose played surprise voted
I play nose tackle, so I don't get the stats and things like that. I felt like I played at a level that I should have went, but it doesn't surprise me that I didn't get voted in.
good james jets knew run smart understand
I really can't understand how the Jets let him go like that. We knew how good James was. He's a smart guy, can run fast. I mean, what else do you want?
matter
Hey, it doesn't matter how you get it done, as long as you get it done.
emotional leader
He's the emotional leader of this team. You can't take that away from his game. That's who he is.