I Think I Just Went Into A System That Was Willing To Utilize Me And Gave Me Opportunities And I Felt Fortunate To Be Able To Go To Oakland And Put The Silver And Black On. I Wanted To Prove To Everybody That I Could Still Play. - SearchQuotes

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I think I just went into a system that was willing to utilize me and gave me opportunities and I felt fortunate to be able to go to Oakland and put the silver and black on. I wanted to prove to everybody that I could still play.

Jerry Rice

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