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Jaylen Waddle – November 13, 2023 Download PDF version

Monday, November 13, 2023

WR Jaylen Waddle

(What’d you do during the bye?) – “I went to the crib. I went home, spent some time with family. I ate real good. Everybody was cooking. It was good to be back home, for sure.”

(What’s your favorite home-cooked meal?) – “Oxtail, red beans and rice. Y’all know something. Real country boy. (laughter)”

(How did this week kind of help you recharge your body a little bit?) – “It helped a lot. We got some good work in before we left. Gave us a couple days off just to rejuvenate, really. Body recovery. I got a lot of treatment, not just me but all the guys. It was important to get our body right, especially going into the last stretch of the season.”

(It seemed like you haven’t had anything major – a concussion obviously is major – but a bunch of things have just kind of added up for you. Has the bye been good for you to kind of flush all that out?) – “Yeah, definitely. Little nicks and dinks and bruises. That comes with the season, but that bye week definitely helped me. I feel like in the long run, the second half of the season, I just feel a lot fresher.”

(Have you been getting knocked around a little bit more through the first half of this season than other first halves of seasons?) – “I wouldn’t necessarily say knocked around. We’ve just played in some hard, tough games against some physical teams. That’s what goes with hard-fought games.”

(We heard from Head Coach Mike McDaniel himself, we heard from LB Jaelan Phillips a couple minutes ago, just how McDaniel has created kind of a supportive environment here for you guys to be vulnerable and be yourselves. I’m curious if that’s something that you have noticed over these past two seasons?) – “Definitely. Mike is an authentic person. Just him being himself on the daily. He allows us to be ourselves on a daily basis, whether it’s good, bad or in between. When you have an environment and a head coach that allows you to do that, it makes work a lot more enjoyable.”

(Does Head Coach Mike McDaniel have a better shoe game than you?) – “No. Not even close. Not even close. I’m talking about I’m in a whole different universe than him in shoes. He does have some nice stuff but no. No. (laughter)”

(I want to ask you about RB De’Von Achane. Was it nice to have him back today?) – “Definitely. We’ve got a lot of playmakers on the team. Just adding a guy of that caliber is always good. He’s healthy, came back and he’s going to better than ever.”

(Did you invite RB De’Von Achane over for oxtail?) – “I didn’t. He was on his own with – he was in Houston too, so he was with his family and friends. So I know he was getting to have family time.”

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