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Jay Ajayi – November 9, 2016 (Conference Call) Download PDF version

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Running Back Jay Ajayi Conference Call with San Diego Media

(What are your impressions of San Diego’s defense?) – “They have a really strong front. They do a lot of good things and make it hard for offenses with the unique stunts and a lot of movements, so I think we’ll be up for a good challenge this week.”

(To what do you credit your success to this season so far?) – “First thing is to the o-line. Them getting back together (and) being confident has been great for me. (For) myself, just focusing on my level of play, my attitude each day and working on being as consistent as possible I think has really helped my game improve.”

(I know you’ve worked out with Chargers RB Melvin Gordon, but how would describe your relationship?) – “That’s my brother. I look at him as a brother, and it’s going to be fun going up against him as the matchup this weekend. We talked yesterday, and we talk quite often, so it’s going to be fun. I can’t wait.”

(You and RB Melvin Gordon have been in touch since really the combine, you and the rest of the running backs coming out at the same time. What was the relationship like between all of you guys? It seems like via group messages you guys stay in contact.) – “I think just me training with Melvin helped build our relationship. That daily grind of we were working for the same goal, that helped us become even closer. Then when we all went to the combine, we knew we were in a strong running back class, and we knew how talented everyone was. With the group (text) message, it has been (about) keeping in touch with everyone (and) making sure everyone’s on the right track, because we all see ourselves as playmakers for our teams.”

(What was that like last December when you came to San Diego? You scored that touchdown. What are your memories of that game?) – “It was great. I remember playing in that stadium. I’ve played in it in college before, so it was fun getting to play in there for the first time as an NFL player. Even though we lost the game, for me to have gotten my first career NFL touchdown was huge, and I’ll definitely remember that for the rest of my life.”

(RB Melvin Gordon seems like a guy who’s really happy for your success. What sort of feedback did you get from him after that game? I know you guys were talking on the field postgame.) – “He was extremely excited. He was talking about how he almost felt more excited than I was. That’s how we are with each other. We’re always happy for each other’s success. Just like he was able to have a great game this past week, I tweeted out about him and hit him up and congratulated him on a great performance. We’re constantly trying to push each other to be great. We’re competing with each other, because we play at the same position, but we want to see each other succeed at the end of the day.”

(To what degree have you followed RB Melvin Gordon and his play this season, and what’s your response and your assessment to kind of how he has done?) – “I’m always checking on Melvin every week to see how he does. I’m so proud of him to come back from last year, where he wasn’t able to score a touchdown and a lot of people were kind of starting write him off a little bit. Through talking with him, through the offseason and everything, he really put his head down and did a lot of things to set himself up for a great year. He’s starting to showcase the ability that everyone knew he had, and it’s exciting to see how well he has been doing.”

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