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Elandon Roberts – August 18, 2020 Download PDF version

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

LB Elandon Roberts

(What strikes you as most similar to the way New England does business from your first few months here? And also, how scary was it to see LB Vince Biegel go down today?) – “Being over here, we just take it one day at a time. (We’re) practicing hard and just trying to get better each day and whatnot.”

(I noticed yesterday that you jumped into the backfield during 11-on-11s and you were very, very vocal, kind of letting everyone on the offense know who you were and letting everybody feel your presence. What is it about you that gives you pride in doing so and just being so vocal in that sense on defense?) – “Every day I walk into the building, I just try to be the best teammate I can be – the best coachable player I can be, the best leader I can be. That’s all. And have fun out there. We’re all out there playing a game that we’ve been wanting to play since we were all little kids. It was just more so being competitive, being a great teammate, being a great leader on the field also.”

(I just kind of wanted to go back to that first question and have you expand on that. Two days in now, I just want to get your opinion on the physicality of practice and how intense it has been out there under Head Coach Brian Flores.) – “Well, you know Coach Flores comes from a background of scouting. He started off in scouting. He did a little special teams; he did a little offense. His pride and joy is defense. You know the physicality of practice is going to be up because that’s a part of the game and stuff like that. Like I said, we’re out there being physical; but at the same time, we’re taking care of one another, having fun and within that fun, doing our job.”

(I know you were used as a two-way player in New England. Have you gotten a little bit of chance to play some fullback and use your versatility in that way yet?) – “Right now, I’m just doing whatever the coaches need me to do. That’s all. Whatever the Miami Dolphins want me to do, that’s what I’ll do.”

(We saw a sight today that I’m sure no player wants to see with LB Vince Biegel getting carted off. How difficult is that to see a guy in your room get injured like that?) – “In practice today, I was so focused on what I had to do. I didn’t even notice it. But at the same time, when you get the opportunity, you’ll just have to ask Biegel.”

(Obviously you’re down here with LB Kyle Van Noy. What does he bring to the table in terms of a teammate, you guys both coming down from New England?) – “Kyle is a great guy on and off the field and whatnot. He’s the same as me. Whatever the coaching staff, whatever (Defensive Coordinator) Josh Boyer, (Brian) Flores – whatever these guys ask us to do, we’re going to do it. That’s throughout the whole team. Every guy kind of has the same mindset on the team: do my job, be physical doing my job, have fun and be a great teammate.”

(When you are able to – during training camp – operate with the first team, what kind of an opportunity do you feel that is for you, because I know everyone gets their chance at some point?) – “Whatever opportunity I get – just like every other player out here, all 80 players – whatever opportunity that we get as a team, you’re going to take advantage of it. Whether it’s the ones, the twos, whether I’m on special teams, whatever – I’m going to take advantage of my opportunity. I think that’s the same mindset with all of the other 80 players.”

(You touched on LB Kyle Van Noy in terms of what he brings to the team. What is he like in the meeting rooms? He’s the second oldest player on this team. Can you talk about the leadership he brings?) – “You know me and Kyle have been together for four years. It’s fun in the meeting rooms. (He is a) real smart guy. Great teammate. Great family guy. Our kids are like two or three weeks apart. Me and Kyle have a great relationship and stuff like that. Him being in that room and stuff like that, the environment, just seeing him is great. At the same time, it’s kind of the culture around the organization so every day we walk in, we’ve got a job to do. But you know that you’re going to get better, you’re going to have coaches to push you, players pushing you and stuff like that, because of the expectations.”

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