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Tyreek Hill – January 5, 2023 Download PDF version

Thursday, January 5, 2022

WR Tyreek Hill

(Knowing what is at stake on Sunday, when you are on the sidelines, do you take a look at the other games that could affect your playoff position?) – “No. I never look back on anything. I feel like there are certain situations that could’ve helped us be in better positions. But I feel like everything happens for a reason and the type of adversity we’ve been in is going to help shape who we are as a team moving forward. All we can do is look forward and that’s the New York Jets. That’s what this team is looking forward to.”

(With the injuries at QB, guys in and out. From a game-planning perspective, with the stakes going into this one, has this been one of the tougher weeks to get ready for?) – “No. I don’t think so. I wish you guys could’ve stayed and been a part of that practice. I feel like that practice right there was a lot of fun. We got a lot of good work in. Skylar (Thompson) had guys flying around catching passes, being deliberate in and out of the huddle. Practice was great today. I’m really looking forward to Sunday and watching him play in this game.”

(This is a serious game coming up and I wanted to get a little humorous. The ping-pong table, how much superstition is involved?) – “I know y’all are going to blame that on me. I know everybody is going to put it on me. (laughter) I’m just going to go ahead and take it. Somebody wanted it. It was a gift for somebody. We did a basketball shot and whoever made the shot, they get to take the ping pong table home.”

(I have an idea for Sunday. My idea is that when the opponent lines up to punt, you just run out there and say I got it.) – “If you want to find out who the punt returner is, just say ‘are you the punt returner?’ instead of trying to say that. (laughter) Whatever this team needs me to do, I’m going to do it. I do want to go back and return, so if (Special Teams Coordinator Danny) Crossman wants me to go back there and return, I’m all for it. I know the returns, I know the scheme, I obviously catch punts during practice. I’m ready.”

(How weird is it knowing that you not only have to take care of your own business, but you need help from the Bills? Is that something that you’re aware of through the week and maybe on Sunday?) – “We only can focus on what we got to do, and what we’ve got to do is take care of business on Sunday. Obviously we need a lot of scenarios to play out for us, but we need to take care of our business first and make sure that we go out on the winning side of things.”

(Something else that players have mentioned, and even Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Jon Embree mentioned earlier today is that throughout the losing streak, it’s not like you guys had a big players-only meeting, or a big team meeting where you had a Come to Jesus moment. What does that say about the confidence of the leaders that you guys can turn this thing around?) – “There’s still confidence in this team, confidence in this whole building. I feel like you never lose that as a competitor. The guys from top to bottom, who brought in all of the guys here including myself, we’ll never stop believing. When you play this game, you don’t come into this game just for what it gives. You come into it for teammates that you come across, the winning atmosphere and just competing. We all love that. Nobody has lost spirit yet.”

(Historically, the Jets fans travel well. It will be packed Sunday. How do you silence that crowd?) – “I don’t know man, but I’m a huge fan of Adam Sandler and he loves the Jets. I just hope he pulls up. (laughter) And how do we silence that? We just use our speed and do what we’ve been doing all season. Taking what teams give us, don’t shoot ourselves in the foot and just play ball.”

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