“With what happened to Cooper, I’ve counted every day of football since my junior year in high school as lucky.”

“If you work hard and you play well, all those critics quiet themselves pretty quickly.”

“I don’t like to play favorites, and I do try to spread the ball around. But there’s an old rule: You throw to the guys who get open in practice.”

“I see young quarterbacks just coming into the league, and they’re throwing screens and layoffs right away. As funny as this might sound, I really learned a lot by going downfield, even in tight coverage.”

“Boy, do I hate to lose.”

“My dad was a class person on and off the field. That’s the person I want to be.”

“It’s kind of boring to me if teams never throw the ball.”

“You’ve got to remember what your priorities are. When you’re playing, what you do on the field is the most important thing.”

“Whenever people ask you where you’re from and you say New Orleans, it’s always going to create a conversation.”

“When people are watching you, it makes you think twice about what you do, and the things you say, and the people you hang around with.”

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation, and five minutes to ruin it.”

“My job is to play well offensively and help my team score points. So I feel very responsible every time we lose a game.”

“I’m proud to be Archie’s son. Being a quarterback, I had my mentor and hero living in the same house.”

“If people think I’m a laid-back guy, that’s their mistake.”

“I’ve never left the field saying, ‘I could’ve done more to get ready,’ and that gives me peace of mind.”

“I’m a serious person by nature—sometimes too serious.”

“I feel I’m playing for Cooper. I can’t imagine having football taken away. Now the game seems all the more precious to me.”

"I remember when I first got into the league, I thought how it would be nice to have a year when you were the best. That means your team is probably winning."

"I don't get into monkeys and vindication. I don't play that card."

"We made Indy a football city."