Talib: 'My NFL career started when I joined New England Patriots'

New England Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib believes that his NFL career did not start until he joined Bill Belichick's side.

Talib was drafted 20th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008 and spent four-and-a-half years with the club before he was traded to the Patriots last season for a fourth-round pick in the 2013 Draft.

"I've been in the NFL since '08," Talib told the Boston Herald. "But I've really been in the NFL since November of 2012.

"It's totally different here. It's big games after big games. It's Monday nights after Sunday nights, playoffs. Tom Brady is walking around here. There are countless people and media in the locker room. This is the NFL right here."

The Patriots face the Denver Broncos in the AFC championship.