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
career support team type
Jerome's our guy. It wasn't even his idea to do it. We support Jerome, and we did all we could to get him back to end his career here. That's the type of team we have. We're very close. There's no 'me guys' on the team. We all support each other.
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.
blitz defense fast good somebody start stay team tough
We try to start fast because we feel that if we get up on somebody we're in good shape, and then we go after them on defense. We try to smother them on defense and stay up on them. A lot of times when you blitz like we do and the team is down, they get to panicking and it's tough for them to come back.
gave highly joking matter messing people players prize shows teammates
It's kind of funny. I was joking with Hines about that. I told him it's the consolation prize for us. We didn't think it was rigged, that they just gave it to us. I was just messing with him. It just shows you what kind of players we have on this team. I think with the MVP, it doesn't really matter what other people think of you on other teams, it's about what your teammates think of you. Obviously, our teammates think very highly of us.
hard helping main seeing team
It's hard seeing your team out there, especially when your team is doing good. You want to be out there helping them. That's the main thing. You want to play so bad, you feel you let them down.
bread defense run stop
Our run defense is our bread and butter, ... That's what we do: Stop the run. I think we're getting right where we need to be, at the right time.
extra knowing prize
Knowing that they think that much of me makes it extra special. It's kind of a consolation prize for me.
fight fired gets hear pick says
You know, I can't really say it, what (Porter) says before games. You'll hear anything out of Joey, he'll say anything. He's got to pick a fight to get going, that's just him. He gets fired up. . . . I think that spreads to everybody.
built nose tackle type
To be a nose tackle and to play in this defense, you couldn't want anything else. I'm built for this type of defense.
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.
field game lost maybe seen talk themselves trying won
I ain't never seen a game won or lost off the field. We know what we can do and they know what we can do. Maybe they're just trying to talk themselves into it.
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.
last month playing playoffs since
We've been playing like we're in the playoffs since the last month of the season. We had to win.
enjoy few fun kick past relax time
We've been celebrating and having fun the past few days. Now it's time to rest. Kind of kick back and relax and enjoy myself a bit.