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Xavien Howard – August 19, 2019 Download PDF version

Monday, August 19, 2019

CB Xavien Howard

(It seems like people might be surprised when the whole thing – when it kicks off for real – about the style of defense…) – “You said the style of defense?”

(Yeah, the style.) – “We’ve been busting our butt this whole offseason and training camp, so we get used to it.”

(Is it difficult that you’re not able to show everything that you guys will want to show in Week 1 and Week 2 to Week 3 in the preseason because…) – “No, we can’t do that now with the scheme and stuff like that. So we are just giving them what they can see right now. Each week is a different game plan.”

(As this team moves forward, obviously – not everybody wants to be a leader, but how do you guys establish the leaders in the locker room?) – “For myself, I say I’m a lead-by-example guy, but you know guys that talk – Bobby (McCain), (Jerome) Baker becoming a leader. I’m seeing a little bit of what’s that, what’s that – a little bit of it. Guys, some guys, they’re getting bigger, so people lead in their own way.”

(How do guys embrace it? LB Jerome Baker is pretty much a young guy.) – “We expect that from a linebacker, especially – he’s the play-caller, so people are listening. Even though it’s his second year, he still leads.”

(How has Head Coach Brian Flores tapped on you to be a leader?) – “Yeah, I lead in a certain way. I lead by example, but certain guys, if they need to talk to me about anything, I’m there for them.”

(Has Coach Flores maybe changed the definition of leadership and what a leadership role is or what unit is as a whole?) – “It’s always team-first, but the leader role is going to be there. A rookie can lead. It doesn’t matter who you are, you can come in and lead. We’re all just one team with one goal right now.”

(You’ve probably already spoken to this, but just the fact of having S Reshad Jones back out there on the field today, what does that do for your guys’ defense as you build toward the regular season?) – “It’s a great feeling having that guy back out there. We’ve been playing ball in the back in a little minute, so just having him out there and the leader he is also on the back end, it helps a lot.”

(You didn’t play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but do you anticipate playing this week?) – “Oh, yeah. Yeah, I’m definitely out there.”

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