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T.J. McDonald – July 26, 2019

Friday, July 26, 2019

S T.J. McDonald

(How are you feeling just to be back out here?) – “It feels good, man. It feels good to be back out here just playing football, being back out here with the guys. This time of year, you get to itching to get back out there.”

(Offseason, what kind of preparation, or how ready are you for kind of the new regime, new everything starting?) – “I think that everybody – I mean this started a long time ago as soon as they walked through the building. Everybody’s buying in, trying to just get better every day, try to improve and buy into the process. It’s a grind. We embrace it, and we’re going to grind every day.”

(Talking to S Reshad Jones and S Minkah Fitzpatrick and some of the other guys, they say how much more you have to learn now. How much more challenging, how much more study is involved?) – “It’s a lot. You’re going to get what you put into it. You’ll get out what you put into it. You’ve got to know multiple spots. You’ve got to be able to wear multiple hats like Coach (Brian Flores) says and be able to know spots, know positions and understand the defense fully, not just your position. It takes time, but we put the time in.”

(What kind of confidence do you have in Head Coach Brian Flores?) – “We have a lot of confidence. He’s our head coach. He’s our leader. We’re going to go with how he goes in the direction that he takes us. We’re going to buy in, work hard, and that’s what we’re doing right now.”

(Is that excitement about the opportunity to play multiple spots on defense?) – “Yeah, it’s a different challenge. It’s a different challenge than something we’ve had in the past, but I’m in my seventh year and it’s something that I’m embracing. I’m just going to come out and try to help the team.”

(What’s it like to have a defensive coach as the head coach?) – “It’s a lot of fun. He doesn’t try to play favorites or nothing like that. He’s definitely a well-rounded guy. He puts an emphasis on both sides of the ball. For us, we just focus on what we’ve got to do as a team collectively, as a defense, as a unit – secondary – all the way down to the position group just to get better every day.”

(How do you like Defensive Coordinator Patrick Graham? He’s not afraid to chirp at you guys a little bit.) – “He chirps a lot. That’s what you want. You want a high standard. The standard is set high every day. Every day he’s going to expect a lot out of you, and that’s the way you want it.”

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