“Because I was okay with making a TV show. that was an open conversation that I had with the producers and everybody involved. It was, Hey, I understand. We have to make good TV here, and I'm going to have to do certain things to be the Bachelor. There were certain things I went along with. Like I said, it's such a weird, weird relationship because I'm okay with certain things, and there's other things that I'm not okay with. At times you really have to lean in and trust production as far as them having a good grasp on your cast and knowing who’s there for you and who might have had an off night or who they see potential with. That was always a constant battle for me. But there is no doubt that at times I took ownership and played the game a little bit. In the book I talk about my relationship with Tia and how we were very open, like, This was a fun experience. This is a cool thing to do. You're in your 20s. Why not? I always was up for anything and wanted to say ‘yes’ to everything after my football career.”