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DeVante Parker – October 5, 2020 Download PDF version

Monday, October 5, 2020

WR DeVante Parker

(I know you’ve previously spoke about how important it was for you to play every single game this season. Was that in the back of your mind when you decided to continue to play yesterday?) – “Yeah, it was actually because I don’t have time to be missing out on games and little stuff like that – little tweaks and stuff like that. I just feel like I have a need – I’ve got to come back in.”

(How would you assess how QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has played through the first four weeks of the season and why do you think he’s the right quarterback for this team?) – “I think pretty well – he’s been playing pretty well. He’s making adjustments, reading the defense. We adjust to things off of what he sees.”

(Going back to that first question about prioritizing getting back on the football field. What has kind of changed for you and your mindset from this year to previous years, where you’ve been able to approach that mindset and get back out there and play through an injury and have a productive day like that?) – “I would say I was just younger back then and I wasn’t used to injuries like that all of the time. It was something new for me; but now as you get older, you realize that it’s just something that you can play through.”

(You talk about just sort of playing through pain. Is it something special when you know you’re dealing with something and you can still make big plays and still have a big game? Does that add a little extra to you?) – “Not really, no. If an opportunity comes my way, I just have to make the plays no matter what – injured or not.”

(Only eight Dolphins in history now have more receiving yards than you. You’ve climbed the charts in terms of Dolphins history. What does that mean to you to know that you’re going to be potentially remembered among the best receivers in Dolphins history?) – “It means a lot but I’m not really focused on that. I’m just focused on getting wins for this team. That’s the biggest thing.”

(There will be a lot of discussion going forward about when and how QB Tua Tagovailoa should be entered into a game. What have you seen out of him in practice and is your sense that he might be ready to see some action?) – “Whatever the coaches feel who the starting QB needs to be, that’s who they’re going to put out there. I’m just doing what I’m supposed to do and doing what I can to help the team. That’s the coaches’ choice.”

(This is an important question because WR Jakeem Grant claims you told him that he is the inspiration for the irritating nephew in your cartoon. I just need confirmation from you. Is Jakeem the inspiration?) – “(laughter) Yes, he is. It’s based on Jakeem.”

(It seemed like yesterday when we talked to the guys after the game, there was this overwhelming consensus that you guys feel like you’re better than 1-3. What’s kind of the mentality today as you shift into the new week and kind of work on the next opponent?) – “We’re coming in today, watching a little film, make the corrections and then we’ll come out the next day – the off day – and look at the next team. Then we’ll come back the next day and get focused and start the new week.”

(We’ve seen your videos – your Uncle ‘Vante videos. You’re not the most talkative dude but it seems like that’s kind of a way to show your personality a little bit more. Is that the goal of it, to let people see a different side of you?) – “Yeah, I’d say that’s one of the goals. Coming in early, I wasn’t really known, like you said, as the talkative type; but I’m trying to let me personality out a little bit more now.”

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