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Sam Eguavoen – August 31, 2021 Download PDF version

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

LB Sam Eguavoen

(If they brought you in here, I’m guessing you’re on the team.) – “Shoot, I don’t know man. You know how the NFL is. Crazy things happen. But it would be a blessing to be on this team. You’ve always got to think positive.”

(G/T Robert Hunt just said that he just got his license last year.) – “His license to what?”

(To drive.) – “To drive? Oh, wow.”

(Were you aware? He was 24.) – “No, I didn’t know that. I do always see him in the parking lot always waiting on a ride, so I don’t know. Maybe he doesn’t know how to drive. I’m not giving him a ride. I’m not about to get no flat tire. (laughter)”

(What’s it like for guys – you’ve been in this situation on this day where at any point they could just call you upstairs? What is that anxiety like?) – “The way I look at it is – yeah, it’s a lot of anxiety but I know from Day 1 of camp, if I came in and did everything that I had to do and left it all out there and I did everything in my control and I ended up getting cut, I’d be able to take that better at ease than me being lazy on this play or that play. I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night knowing what if I went harder on this day? What if I went harder in that game? I might still be here. At least I know I went hard in every game and the team just wanted to go in a different direction. That’s the way I see it. If I’m just going hard every single day and I get cut, so be it. This is what my calling has been.”

(What message does it send to the team when a veteran established former Pro Bowler like LB Benardrick McKinney gets cut?) – “I don’t know. It’s crazy. That’s just the NFL for you. It’s always a revolving door and the GM, the head coach and the owner are always going to do what’s best for the team and things like that. It’s tough for anybody – whether you’re a Pro Bowler or undrafted. Being cut, that’s a tough feeling. That’s a tough pill to swallow.”

(What have you seen from LB Elandon Roberts since he came back?) – “It’s E-Rob. He’s looking good out there, being a leader, taking control and doing things that he always does.”

(I was thinking back to 2019 when I first met you. If the Dolphins hadn’t torn it all down and scoured the earth for anybody who might be able to play football, you might not be here. Have you thought back to that 2019 season and the opportunity that a rebuilding franchise gave you?) – “Yeah, I do always think about it because I was coming from the CFL, so I kind of had a choice to go where I wanted to go. Miami was at the top of the list because I liked the food they provided in the cafeteria. It was top tier compared to everywhere else. (laughter) But I just talked to my family, talked to God, and I’m glad I made that decision. The mindset I had going into the NFL, nobody was going to stand in my way. I worked too hard to get there, so it’s going to be hard to get me out. That was just my mindset.”

(How have you evolved as a linebacker? I think initially when we saw you early on, you were doing some pass rush stuff. How do you feel as more of a complete linebacker at this stage?) – “Every day it’s just learning. I really appreciate the coaching staff we have here. Coach Camp (Anthony Campanile), Robbie Leonard was my linebackers coach my rookie year in 2019 and I still talk to him every day. I’m always learning something new. That’s why I love the linebacker position because we’re learning stuff about the secondary and learning things about the guys up front in the trenches. Every day I’m just learning something new and then adding it to my game. I’m watching ‘Bake’ (Jerome Baker) and seeing what he does. I’m taking something from his game. E-Rob, I’m taking something from his game. Even D-linemen, (Emmanuel) Ogbah and everything like that, I’m always trying to take something from their game to always become a better player.”

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