"I don't even lift weights," Middleton said. "I do at least 50 pushups and 50 setups. I do a lot of jump roping. I feel like I can only get better because I know I can get stronger. That's something I'm going to be working on this summer. I'm going to be in there every day. I'll be starting down at Johnny Long's (former Vol strength coach who has a local training facility) in about two weeks and I'm going to be there every day."
"That's always been my goal," Middleton said. "I've always wanted to play at Tennessee. To get out there and see the intensity during practice, I wish I could be out there with them. They were all intense. They had times when the played around, but they got after it and it was very impressive."
"When I was growing up, basketball was bigger with coach Pearl," Middleton said. "I met coach Fulmer at football camp when I was younger. I met some players too and that's when I wanted to play football for Tennessee. Then I went to basketball camp and met coach Pearl. Then I wanted to play basketball at Tennessee."
"My biggest strength on defense is coming off the edge and making that sack that gets the crowd pumped," Middleton said. "At wide receiver, I love to catch the ball and make plays. I love to break tackles and sometimes I just run by them, but I love contact. I love to hit people and that is something that brings me joy."
