I really enjoyed Neal's post-game interviews. Here are a few nuggets:

- They lanced his infection and gave him antibiotics for several days, but it wasn't improving and he said he knew he was probably going to be pulled. (I've seen some people complaining on social media that it was unfair and that production should have given him antibiotics first before pulling him, but they did.)
- He regrets not giving the HII to Aubrey but actually gave her his jacket and some other stuff. (I will add this snippet later.)
- The bulge in his pocket was actually just some twigs and stuff, not the idol. Nick asked him to see what was in his pocket and he showed him it wasn't the idol.
- He saw Jason and Nick as the two biggest threats in the game. He also says that Tai has a dark side and is much more calculating than we see on TV, which is interesting.
- The chicken was named Mark, after Tai's significant other.
- He suspected that Jason had the idol and he also found the Beauty box (empty) for the idol. Nick told him that Caleb had the Beauty idol and took it home with him, which Neal didn't believe.
- He says he was pulled from the game on April 17 -- almost one year ago -- but he still thinks about it every day. Sad. Really hope they bring him back.

http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-neal-not-giving-aubry-his-idol-was-such-a-difficult-decision