Transcripts

Search Transcripts
Cameron Wake – December 21, 2016 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Defensive End Cameron Wake

(What do you think about your being named to the Pro Bowl? I know you had a quote last night but talk about what it means to you.) – “It’s obviously a tremendous honor being selected by your peers, the people you play against, people you play for. And obviously, (there is an) asterisk besides it, because of all the things that have gone on in the past year for me personally and coming back from a career-ending injury, and being able to come back and play at a high level is something I take a lot of pride in. It’s something that my family is obviously proud of, the people who supported me through all of the ups and downs. It’s kind of testament to all of that, plus all of the guys in this locker room – guys who go out every Sunday and allow us up front to make plays. Obviously the group of DBs over there play hard – the linebackers, as well. And even the offense, to put us in position to pin our ears back and get after the quarterback. So I feel like it’s a group effort from a lot of different avenues. I’m definitely honored to be a recipient.”

(As far as this game on Sunday, you guys have not won in Buffalo for the last four years, since 2011. No. 1: Are you aware of that? And No. 2: Will that have anything to do with the game on Saturday?) – “No and no. That has no bearing on my approach to the game and I’m sure I speak for everybody here, that’s not something that we think about. It’s another football game and another opportunity for us to go out there and win. I’m sure there have been a lot of firsts that have been thrown out there every weekend. We just go out there and we do our job and we should be successful on Saturday night.”

(Do you mentally prepare yourself for the worst weather possible this weekend?) – “No.”

(Do you ever think about it?) – “If I’m thinking about the weather, then I’m not doing my job. If I’m thinking about ‘Dre’ (Andre Branch) being silly, I’m not doing my job. The weather is a silly comment that a lot of people make a lot of big fuss about. It’s hot down here. It’s cold up there. It rains. Sometimes it doesn’t. Do your job. That’s what we’re here to do and I think it’s made a bigger deal than it is.”

(Earlier today, C Mike Pouncey was telling us how difficult it would be for him to have the team make the playoffs and not be able to participate. If in fact you are able to participate in a playoff game this year, what do you think that would be like for you?) – “We’ll see when it happens. But right now again, I’m thinking of one task. That’s Saturday. The Buffalo Bills. Whatever happens after that, we’ll talk about that, if and when it happens.”

(Is RB LeSean McCoy a big deal at running back? Is he a tough guy to stop?)  – “Every NFL running back is a big deal. If you weren’t a big deal, you probably wouldn’t be playing in the NFL. Last week we had a big deal at running back, two weeks ago, three weeks ago, five weeks from now. It’s life in the NFL. If you are a NFL player, you’re going to play a big deal running back, a big deal tackle, a big deal o-line, a big deal quarterback and so on. So you can replace LeSean McCoy with whoever we’re playing next week, and the week after that, and the week before that and the week before that. It’s again, a very easy quote. Go out, play hard, beat insert-name-here and we move on to next week.”

Search Transcripts

Weekly Archives