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Neville Hewitt – June 1, 2016 Download PDF version

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Linebacker Neville Hewitt

(On what he learned from his rookie season and what he wants to work on) – “After getting a few starts (and) getting playing time my rookie season, I realized … Obviously, something I wanted to work on this offseason is working on getting off of blocks. That’s something that our position coach – (Linebackers) Coach (Matt) Burke – has been working on with me. (I am) pretty much working on being a linebacker, working on the steps, not hopping – the little things.”

(On how last season went for him) – “For an undrafted guy, it was … I think for most people here, it was a roller coaster. That’s life; there’s adversity. Everybody has to go through it at some point. I just took every game – every week – one week at a time and tried to learn something from a loss or even a win, because it was a long season.”

(On whether he surprised himself with how he played as a rookie) – “I didn’t surprise myself. I just did my best. At the end of the day, I could look back in the mirror and know I gave all I could (and) let the chips fall where they may.”

(On when he knew he was going to make the 53-man roster last season) – “What’s that time, the deadline? (laughter) It’s like 4 o’clock or something like that? I think it was like 3:50-something, and they had cut like two people, and I was like, ‘Well, they’re both at my position, so I’m probably still going to be on the team.’ Once 4 o’clock hit, I still wasn’t satisfied or anything like that, because I heard stories about (how) you still have to wait to Tuesday. I was like, ‘Hopefully my phone doesn’t ring.” (laughter)

(On whether his responsibilities will be different in this defense compared to the past) – “You still have a lot going on right now. It’s still OTAs. You still have training camp, so nobody’s role is really defined at this point. All of us right now are just learning. We’re learning the plays and trying to clean things up before training camp comes.”

(On the linebacker group) – “You really don’t know until you put pads on. Right now, I feel like you can see the athleticism in the room. I think players have a better understanding of the scheme and the concepts of things, so everything makes more sense.”

(On how the Wide 9 defense is different for the linebackers) – “What I’ve noticed is our d-ends, they’re getting off the ball. I guess it looks like sometimes they’re … They’re getting back there a lot more than I’ve seen them get back there last year. For a linebacker, when I’ve been out there recently, I’ve barely been touched. Like I said, football is not football until you put pads on, especially for a linebacker.”

(On whether he was in contact with DE Cameron Wake during his rehab) – “I talked to Cam a little bit. I’ve watched him and … When I came back to train here before everybody came back, I saw Cam and I see his work ethic – and I saw that last year – so it doesn’t surprise me. He’s somebody I look up to, as far as someone that comes to work and they grind and they do everything the right way.”

(On how DE Cameron Wake looks after injury) – “He’s Cam.” (laughter)

(On the 2015 rookie class’ progression) – “You can see a lot of guys have a lot more confidence than they did last year. I know for me, I second-guessed myself a lot starting off the year. I knew the play, I knew what was going on, but I still was hesitant. Now, I can see a lot of guys not doing that.”

(On whether the 2015 rookie class will have a big role on the team this season) – “You look at the defense now (and) you see the guys out there – most of the guys. You have the older guys up front and you have a lot of the young guys in the back end. I think everybody is going to play a part doing their role.”

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