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
backs emotional fired gets talks
He gets us fired up. He's our emotional leader. He talks but he backs it up with his play.
extra knowing prize
Knowing that they think that much of me makes it extra special. It's kind of a consolation prize for me.
highly joking matter obviously people teammates
I was joking with Hines about that. I was like, 'Man, this is kind of like a consolation prize. With the MVP, it doesn't really matter what people think of you on other teams, it's about what your teammates think of you, and obviously our teammates think very highly of us.
cry crying pittsburgh remember sit stuff super thinking won worried
I'm not even worried about that, man. That's kind of crazy, to sit there and cry about the officiating and stuff like that. It is what it is. We got the championship, and two years from now, no one will even be thinking about what they're crying about. They'll just remember that Pittsburgh won the Super Bowl.
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.
fired gets guys likes pick says
He likes to pick a fight. But in so doing he gets us fired up, too. He says things a lot of guys are thinking, but just don't say.
playing super
We're playing in the Super Bowl, so how can we have a letdown? I can't see how that can happen.