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Cameron Wake – August 10, 2017 Download PDF version

Thursday, August 10, 2017
Postgame – Atlanta

Miami Dolphins DE Cameron Wake (Bruno Zayas)

(During the brief time that you were out, what’s your takeaway?) – “It’s fun. It’s good to be back out there. Finally hitting somebody with a different colored jersey on, getting after those guys on the other side – the offensive side … It was fun to get after somebody else. Playing together, as a full unit, getting the Mike situation, getting calls, real kind of timing and everything. It felt good out there.”

(As a guy who has had to deal with an injury in the past, and all of the stuff that goes with that, what did you do when you saw LB Raekwon McMillan go down so early in t first play of his professional career? A young guy who obviously wants to do well on defense.) – “Well hopefully, it is something very temporary. Who knows what’s going on? I don’t know. Any time any player goes down, your heart goes out to them. Even myself, coming off injuries, I know it’s tough. It’s part of the game unfortunately but again, hopefully things will turn out well and we’ll put this all behind us.”

(Is it hard to get a feel defensively when you know you’re only going to be out there a handful of snaps in what you are trying to accomplish in these games?) – “It comes with the territory. You know it is preseason. It’s that trial run to get everyone going on the same page. It’s not just for the players, it’s for the coaches, getting their calls in, all the different things that go on upstairs – everything involved. Knowing what it is, it doesn’t really bother you, so while you’re out there, you treat it like a regular game until the coaches pull you out.”

(What did you see from some of the young players on defense that caught your eye?) – “A lot of energy. A lot of guys, obviously we have a lot of talent and a lot of jobs up for grabs. Guys out there competing, that’s a big thing we wanted. As a whole, go out there and compete. Show what you can do. The reason that got you here – if it’s covering, cover. If it’s tackling, tackle. If it’s rushing the passer, do that. It wasn’t a big complicated scheme; it was like ‘Hey, put the ball down, play football and show what you can do.’ I think from watching from the sideline, before I saw the film, I think there’s a lot of players out there who have a good opportunity to make this team.”

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