Lavar Arrington

I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm really in here,'

I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm really in here,'

I'm getting faster, ... It felt good out there in Baltimore [he played about half the game Thursday]. The thing read more

I'm getting faster, ... It felt good out there in Baltimore [he played about half the game Thursday]. The thing I was most impressed with was that I slowed my heart rate down on the field. I was very methodical. I was directing traffic out there, letting people know what we were going to do.

[ASHBURN, Va. Aug 27, 2005 ? LaVar Arrington raised his left arm to reveal two small streaks of bright red read more

[ASHBURN, Va. Aug 27, 2005 ? LaVar Arrington raised his left arm to reveal two small streaks of bright red blood.] See that right there from Marcus? ... That was my worst wound of the night, and it came from Marcus. We jumped into one another, and Marcus' braces caught in my arm.

It's hard being a leader for so long, being a focal point for so long, and then it kind of read more

It's hard being a leader for so long, being a focal point for so long, and then it kind of abruptly stops. It's nice to be back in the mix. It's also nice not to have 'THE PLAYER' pressure on me anymore. It's on other guys this year. It's going to give me an opportunity to go ahead and play and let the other people have that type of attention.

I just want to get my feet wet, ... Whatever happens is going to happen. That's how I look at read more

I just want to get my feet wet, ... Whatever happens is going to happen. That's how I look at it. I want to go out there and play the smartest, best game I can play. I'm trying not to put too much pressure on myself. I want to make sure I'm still able to laugh at myself if I do something good or something bad.