Duce Staley
Duce Staley
Duce Staleyis a former American football running back in the National Football League best known for his tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning Super Bowl XL with them against the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at the University of South Carolina. He is currently the running backs coach for the Eagles...
pick starting
Right now things are starting to pick up for me.
blessed death hard knowing matter situation time tough unexpected
It's hard to swallow. It's a tough situation for me. It's a tough situation for my family, but it's something that happened. And especially being in the situation he was in, knowing he had cancer, knowing that unexpected day would come. ... Death is always unexpected, no matter if they put a time on (how long you have to live). I'm just blessed to be able to live out one of his goals.
definitely far knowledge rehab thankful worked
It was a lot of rehab that was experimental with that injury. There was not a lot of knowledge as far as rehabbing and strengthening the foot, so we had actually try a lot of things, but it worked and I'm definitely thankful for it.
chance feeling great knowing
It's a great feeling knowing that we get a chance to take Jerome back home. That's all he wanted all year. So now, the destination for Jerome is Detroit.
coaches
The coaches know I want to be out there. They know I want the ball. But I'm not going to be disgruntled. That's not my nature; that's not what I do.
definitely shot wait
It's definitely odd, ... But I can see what's going on and I just have to wait for my shot to get in there and do what I do.
coach definitely games harp huge rivalry sure test
It's definitely a test for us to let us know where we are. This is definitely a huge rivalry and one of those games where you can use your measuring stick. I'm pretty sure coach will harp on that all week.
close knew
I knew pretty much he was going to put me down, but I was close all week.
close surgery three weeks
I am close to being three weeks out of surgery so who knows?
happened involved lost
I didn't get involved in an altercation. That happened in the club, but that didn't involve me. I wasn't robbed, and I had my 2 earrings. I lost my bracelet, that's all.
break catching experience guys passes picking runs saw talented willie
Those guys are talented but it is all about experience now, ... You saw what they can do. You saw Willie break the long runs and you saw Verron catching passes and picking up blitzes.
break catching experience guys passes picking saw talented utilize willie
Those guys are talented man, ... It's just all about experience now. You saw what they can do, you saw Willie break the long run, Verron catching passes and picking up blitzes and stuff. There's talent out there, you just have to utilize it on the field.
fit wherever
Wherever I can fit in and contribute, I'll be happy.
beyond eagles front future given holds office player shock start subject talk thoughts tried wonder
Unfortunately, not one person in the Eagles' front office has given me any idea of what the future holds for me as a player for the Eagles beyond this season. This has come as a real shock to me. After a while, you start to wonder what's going on. Why hasn't the Eagles' front office even tried to talk to me and see what my thoughts are on the subject of my future?