Doing television color commentary is something Brian Bosworth would like to do, but don't look for the former NFL linebacker to reinvent himself as a professional wrestler.

In a chat session with ESPN.com users, Bosworth talked about those and other subjects relating to his life after football. Below is an edited transcript:

	Brian Bosworth says his rebellious behavior as a football player came from his youth and desire to experiment.

BigBozFan: Have you ever thought about being a football analyst on television? Being that you have been in front of the camera so much and know so much about the game (and would shoot from the hip), it seems like a possible transition for you. Any thoughts?

Brian Bosworth: Yes, I have. It's sort of an exclusive club, though. It seems an invitation is required. My people have checked it out and it's never really been one of those favorable things because they've never brought it back to me with an offer. ESPN talked to me about doing something on Thursday night college football, but I don't want to do it on a Thursday. It would have to be on a prime-time Saturday location.

The Gvoz: I am a huge fan of you as an all-around celebrity. I have most of your films and your book. I was wondering what are some of your upcoming films. And in the movie "Three Kings," did you audition for a larger role?

Brian Bosworth: The upcoming movies ... look for "The Operative" coming soon. Another film, "Mach II," was shot last year as well. And I did not read for the "Three Kings" -- the part was kind of made up toward the end of the film to conclude George Clooney's character. George requested that I fill that role, and so I did that as a favor to him.

AdaSoonerBilly: Would you consider being the color commentator at OU? I know a former teammate of yours, Keith Jackson, did it well

Brian Bosworth: Keith was outstanding. He was very colorful, full of life as Keith normally is. And I look for Oklahoma to have a great turnaround beginning next year, so jumping on a Sooner bandwagon could be a fun proposition.

Derick Reel: Do you think you could kick "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's ass?

Brian Bosworth: Considering he stole the name from me, I'm sure he deserves at least a DDT!

BigBozFan: Where will we be able to see your upcoming projects -- theater, cable TV, direct-to-video?

Brian Bosworth: They're selling them now. Usually the films that I do are released theatrically in foreign markets. In the U.S., they're either picked up as HBO premier films or Showtime first-runs. In today's market, in America, you need at least $50 million for your budget to go to the big show, and I'm not quite there yet. But keep watching -- maybe someday I will be.

AdaSoonerBilly: Speaking of wrestling, would you ever consider being a wrestler?

Brian Bosworth: Due to the injuries that I will have for the rest of my life, it is physically impossible for me to consider any career in wrestling. And if I could wrestle, which would mean I'm physically fit enough, I would play football first. Wrestlers are a bunch of wanna-be football players.

55-44=11million: Do you think Seattle will have a better chance at actually doing something (for a change) behind Holmgren, or do you think the monicker of underacheivers will remain?

			Bosworth bio
			Brian Bosworth was one of the top linebackers in college football at the University of Oklahoma before joining the Seattle Seahawks in 1987. His football career ended prematurely with a shoulder injury, but Hollywood was waiting. His first film, "Stone Cold," featuring Bosworth as an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang, appeared in 1991. Since then, Bosworth has been in six more movies: "One Tough Bastard" and "One Man's Justice," both in 1995; "Virus," "Black Out" and "Spill," each in 1996; and "Back in Business" in 1997.

Brian Bosworth: I'm a believer that Seattle has been used to mediocrity for such a long period of time that it's very hard to establish a tradition of winning consistently and creating a climate in which each game you play your expectation is to win. I don't know if that has something to do with the weather and an emotional attachment to it or not. But you look at their overall history, they're always a .500 team. I believe that has something to do with them never being able to put three, four games together. Even when I was there, we never won more than a couple of games at a time.

I really think the weather has something to do with it. Once the weather hits in November or so, your energy seems to drain away. I bought a tanning bed because I was so depressed. The town has nothing to do with it; the town is wonderful. But there's a connection between sunshine and energy, I believe.

1Badgook: Do you think that had you not gotten injured you would at some time made the Pro Bowl? What do you think of today's linebackers, and which ones, if any, impress you?

Brian Bosworth: Had I not been hurt I would have been the best frickin' linebacker to play the game, no question. But every athlete has to think and play like that, and accept what happens.

Regarding the linebackers of today, they are far superior athletes than they were yesterday. But they're constantly pushing themselves, which makes them hungrier, which makes them play above their level sometimes.

I love Zach Thomas; he has a great nose for the ball and seems to want to give his body up. The kid that's in trouble right now, Ray Lewis, is also a very gifted athlete. And Michael Barrow, who just signed with the Giants, is good. I also like Ted Johnson in New England.

John: What was the wildest thing you ever did off the field in college?

Brian Bosworth: That's a hard question. I was pretty much of an introvert off the field; I didn't go out that much. I tried to stay out of trouble. Cutting and coloring my hair orange for the Orange Bowl before the Boz thing took off was the wildest thing that I ever did.

AdaSoonerBilly: What do you think of Rocky Calmus at OU? He's a conservative clone of you, don't you think?

Brian Bosworth: He's a very good player. He's a little undersized but he certainly has time to grow. Seems like a very instinctive player. He certainly has a great chance to be taken in next year's NFL draft if he plays anywhere close to where he played last year.

Lonehog: Have you had any biker gangs give you a bad time about the movie "Stone Cold"? Did they like your performance?

Brian Bosworth: Most of the bikers I've come in contact with love the movie. They think it's the coolest thing they've ever seen. Then again, I don't hang out with the Hell's Angels.

Westygolf: The way you acted throughout college with the wild hair and attitude, was that just a clever way to market yourself for the pros to get more attention and money, or were you just expressing who you are? Your major was business management, if I am not mistaken.

Brian Bosworth: I actually was rebelling as all young adults tend to do at or around the age of 19, to experiment with their lives and have fun. I never thought it would attract the attention or craze that it did. But if you ask my coaches in H.S. or college, I believe you will find that I played just as hard without the hair as I did with.

Greg: Obviously, you were always an anti-NCAA guy. What's your opinion on the NCAA's recent crackdown on collegiate basketball players?

Brian Bosworth: I feel that until the NCAA looks at an athlete as an individual who has the same needs both from an educational standpoint and a monetary standpoint to go through life in a day-to-day manner, the athletes have no choice but to help make their ends meet so that they can maintain being a productive, upstanding citizen -- as opposed to one who has to rob, lie, cheat and steal to survive.

T-Bob: Do you read for many TV shows or do you prefer movies,?

Brian Bosworth: I prefer movies. Your characters are far more creative in the movies than on TV. I did have a short-lived experience with episodic television with Fox, called "Lawless," which I believe had the potential to be a good show, but Fox couldn't pull their head far enough out of their ass to see what people want. Rupert Murdoch spent $15 million on our show -- we shot six episodes, had six episodes in our can, then they put us in as a mid-season replacement (which was a mistake) on a Friday night. Then the week before they aired it they change it to Saturday night at a different time but it was too late to change the media listings. So people tuned in at the wrong time. It should have been on Sunday anyway, for it was a Sunday kind of show.

But they cancelled it after one episode, which was too bad. The show also got hurt by some (studio) politics, with a new president coming in. He didn't want to use the previous guy's show. That's all Hollywood is -- ego.

G: How did you feel when Bo Jackson ran you over on Monday Night Football? It was talked about through the media and on the TV. It seemed like it never stopped. People still talk about that. That is just part of the game, but why do you think it was and is still talked about?

Brian Bosworth: If any true football fan would go back and watch that particular play, it doesn't live up to the hype that the media seems to like to give it. There was no big explosion, there was no one guy stepping on another guy's chest, it was just another uneventful score of a touchdown. Having it on Monday Night Football showcased it that much further. But in my mind, it was the media's continued attempt to tear down what it once built up -- which is the formula the media lives by. To an athlete, it was just another play from a game.

On that play, if I would have put my head on the other side of him, I would have dragged him out of bounds. If it was on the 50-yard-line, it would have been second-and-7 from the 47. But since we were on the goal line, it was a touchdown. And a big deal.

Dan Mac: Just curious about your personal life. Family? Kids? What part of the U.S. are you enjoying when not making movies?

Brian Bosworth: My life is driven by my faith and my family and no matter where I am, I know that I have His umbrella of blessing over me. Right now, we live in California and we seem to be enjoying it so far. I have three kids.

We try to travel with these kids but, man, it is just painful to travel with a small one. So if we do travel, we stay in state and go to Tahoe with friends or someplace nearby.