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Adam Shaheen – December 4, 2020 Download PDF version

Friday, December 4, 2020

TE Adam Shaheen

(I wanted to ask about the productivity that you guys have had in the tight ends room, particularly in the red zone. Did you expect that kind of utilization out of all three of you?) – “It’s been pretty – I think I’ve got three (touchdowns), Mike (Gesicki)’s got three or four (touchdowns) and Durham (Smythe) has two or three, so we’ve been very productive. It’s been good that it’s been spread around to everybody and it’s made for a lot of fun. It’s always good when our room can help contribute in any way we can to a win. It’s good.”

(Last we talked, you had mentioned a different approach last offseason about keeping your body in better shape and being able to deal with the rigors of an NFL season. I was just curious as we get into December here, how do you feel like that’s impacted you now that you’ve come down the stretch run of this 2020 season?) – “I think it’s been good. It also helps when it’s 80 degrees out here and you can walk out and start breaking a sweat. That’s definitely a big advantage. I feel good and ready to make our best push over the last five weeks of the season here.”

(Obviously everybody is curious about what the QBs have done this week. What have you seen from both guys in terms of their practice involvement?) – “For me, I’m not really watching too much of that as much as really watching our position group and what we’ve got to do. You’ve got to ask one of them or ‘Flo’ (Head Coach Brian Flores) for that.”

(I wanted to ask you about the Bengals’s linebacker corps. They made it a point of emphasis this offseason to get faster at that position. I’m curious what the difference is between a linebacker corps that can run versus one that’s maybe more of a physically imposing group.) – “We’ve played plenty of very fast, good linebackers. I think that speed side to side is huge for them, being able to cover, as well as really getting outside on some of these run plays. It’s always a challenge and we’re looking forward to it.”

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