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Kendrick Norton – December 19, 2018 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

DT Kendrick Norton

(Your thoughts on being picked up by the Dolphins?) – “I’m excited to be here. I’m excited to be back in Miami where it all started.”

(What has this experience been like for you?) – “It hasn’t been much yet. I just got here. I’m new to town, new to the team, so I haven’t gotten a chance to get too settled in yet; but it’s been pretty good so far.”

(What were your emotions when you found out that a team claimed you off the practice squad?) – “There was just so much going on. I’ve been going since I got the call so I haven’t really had time to sit down and absorb it all yet. I’m excited to be here.”

(Give us a sense of the timing. When did you get the call and how soon were you on a plane?) – “I got the call and then like three or four hours later I was on a plane on the way down here. I just tried to get all of my affairs in order in Carolina and stuff and then get ready to leave and come down here for a couple of weeks.”

(So a lot of your stuff is still in Carolina I take it?) – “Yeah. Everything.”

(When you left the University of Miami early, did you expect this journey would be as difficult as it was?) – “It really hasn’t been difficult. Some people’s outlooks on it might be different from mine but it hasn’t been difficult at all. It’s been a great learning experience. This year I learned a lot from a lot of great guys. I can’t wait to get this journey started.”

(Head Coach Adam Gase mentioned that the Dolphins were interested you in the draft process. Did you have a lot of communications with them?) – “Yes. They expressed a lot of interest and they were trying to get me down here but I guess they had different priorities and stuff to get in order or whatever they had going on upstairs. I just know they had to take care of their business. But I’m here now.”

(Tell us about the tweet that you sent on draft night about the 31 GMs that passed on you. The motivation behind that? Does it still carry with you today?) – “It was kind of self-explanatory but yes, I’m driven to go out and carve a name for myself and make everyone who passed on me … show them what I can do.”

(Former Hurricanes Defensive Coordinator Manny Diaz left UM. I don’t know how close you were.) – “Yeah. That’s my guy. I’m proud of him. Coaches just like players, they’re always looking for a bigger job and still trying to accomplish their dreams in coaching and stuff. He did a lot for the University of Miami. I know he touched a lot of guys’ lives. Anyone who has ever been in contact with him is happy for him to get this chance.”

(How would you describe your playing style?) – “I play physical and (have a) good get-off. I play hard.”

(Did you know anybody here other than WR Malcolm Lewis?) – “Yeah, Isaiah Ford. Dee Delaney went to Miami. I believe that’s it. I haven’t even seen everybody yet.”

(Where did you know WR Isaiah Ford from?) – “We played in high school together.”

(To clarify, the whole Ken Norton situation.) – “No, that’s not my father or my grandfather or anything. I don’t know them.”

(That’s kind of weird how that wound up on your draft report thing.) – “Yeah. I don’t know where they got it from but they just kind of fabricated that one.”

(Do people ask you about that a lot?) – “Yeah.”

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