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Sony Michel – May 17, 2022 Download PDF version

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

RB Sony Michel

(How does it feel to be back here?) – “It feels great to be back home, to be with a great team, a team that I’ve watched from a far, a team that I’ve competed against. Knowing guys on the team and knowing what they are about, knowing how hard this team works and seeing how hard this team works, I’m excited.”

(What do you think about that running back room? There are a lot of good players in there right now.) – “Yeah, definitely. A lot of great runners. My whole thing is if you want to be a good runner, you’ve got to compete with great runners. That’s one of the reasons I came here.”

(When you were growing up playing high school ball right down the street, did the thought ever occur to you that you might be in Dolphins colors at some point?) – “It was a dream, an aspiration. I didn’t know how true it would become, but we’re here and I’m excited. Words can’t really describe it.”

(What was your reaction when you got drafted by New England?) – “I was blessed. That’s another opportunity. That’s another dream for every football player to be drafted first of all. To be drafted by a team that has done a great job, for me to go there, build my foundation, learn how to be a professional, it helped me.”

(Does it mean anything to you rocking No. 34 and playing for the Dolphins?) – “Oh yeah, everybody knows this is a great number. Ricky Williams ran the ball hard here and did a lot of numbers. I can’t be rocking it just to rock it. I’ve got to come out here and put in some work.”

(Was there ever a running back posted you had on your wall? You grew up here in South Florida. Was Ricky Williams that guy?) – “Ronnie Brown. I had Ronnie Brown. Reggie Bush, he was here for a little bit. Those are some of the guys.”

(Was there a time where you were close to signing here ever before this month, over the last few years? Was it ever realistic? Were you approached?) – “Not really because I was still on my rookie contract. You can’t really get out of that.”

(How about before the draft? Was there much contact between the Dolphins and your agent, or did this not ever materialize until after the draft?) – “Not until after the draft. Not until free agency.”

(Can you talk about the talks you had with Head Coach Mike McDaniel? He really values the running back room heavily.) – “Yeah. He’s a coach that believes in running the football and I believe in this league to be successful, you have to run the football and stop the run. He’s committed to it, and that’s a reason why I came here also.”

(You said it wasn’t necessarily always a dream for you but at what point in your career growing up down here did you realize something like this could realistic for you, that you could become a pro in the game of football?) – “When I used to play for the Patriots, knowing that we played the Dolphins was kind of cool to me, knowing that I could come home and play in front of my family. They were super close. Now when I was a free agent, getting the opportunity to pick the home team, it kind of helped.”

(What about growing up in high school down here, I know you were a phenom since you were in eighth grade. At what point did reaching these heights become something that you said ‘ok, that may be realistic?’) – “It was a process for me. It was the step of going to college and when I was in the process of college, that became the idea or a potential idea of playing for the Dolphins.”

(Is there a game against Miami that stands out for you?) – “I’d say my first 100-yard game was against Miami in my career.”

(Now that you’ve come back, how many tickets are you going to be responsible for for home games?) – “I’m going to try to limit them since we pay for tickets. (laughter)”

(There are four starting NFL running backs on the roster with you, RB Raheem Mostert, RB Chase Edmonds and RB Myles Gaskin. Is your hope to be the starter opening day? Are you coming in here thinking it’s an open competition and you can seize that?) – “Definitely. Iron sharpens iron. I know these guys’ skillsets. They are all great running backs. They are all great runners. To your point, they are all starters. I think it benefits this team that we all compete our best and eventually we’ll be our best. The opportunities will come. You’ve just got to take advantage of them.”

(With your two Super Bowl experiences, what can you bring this organization from that standpoint?) – “Just keeping my head down and working. I think that’s all I know. I think that’s all I’m going to continue to do. And earn my teammates’ trust.”   

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