He may not be a “vocal” leader a la Dawkins, Ray Lewis,etc… But the man goes about his business and does HIS job to the best of his ability.
Basically he said everything anyone would in his position,“all the the right things”. But I also genuinely believe everything he said. He loves the fans, the organization, Mr. Bowlen, the community, being involved in all the charities. He’s not letting the contract dispute affect his play on the field, (rewatch Bowe get 0! Catches and an Offensive PI call). That’s not who he is. He would be more than happy to extend if an offer gets worked out at the end of the year. he wants to stay here, but he knows that if he makes it to FA market, that he is going to do the same for someone else.
 In other words if I don’t get a contract here, I’ll get one elsewhere. No need to worry about it