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Tahj Washington – May 10, 2024 Download PDF version

Friday, May 10, 2024

WR Tahj Washington

(How was the introduction process to the Dolphins, just getting here and getting everything going?) – “It’s been pretty cool just to meet everybody, finally put faces with voices and just be here with the guys, meeting all the guys. Just the hospitality already has been amazing.”

(Have you had a chance to chop it up with Wide Receivers Coach Wes Welker? How have those early meetings been going for you?) – “Pretty good. Just learning the base installs of things and getting prepared for our first day out there today.”

(How do you feel like your skillset matches the Dolphins offense? I know you haven’t had a chance to go in the playbook deep yet, but how do you think just based upon your initial thoughts of that?) – “Here we like to operate fast, like to play fast. It’s part of my game and part of who I am, so I feel like it’s a good mix.”

(Did you talk to anybody as to what this means and how to approach this time of the year?) – “Just different mentors and things like that and just taking advice that coaches are putting out there. Just showing up every day and stacking each day at a time.”

(How do you approach this opportunity?) – “I mean like I do anything – how you do anything, how you do everything. That’s what got me to this point, got me in front of this opportunity, so I’m just trying to take advantage of it as much as possible.”

(So 97 degrees, what do you think?) – “Hey, I’m from Texas, man. (laughter) It’s a good day to play football.”

(What was it like – was today the first day you got to put on that No. 82?) – “Yeah, for sure.”

(What was the moment like?) – “It was pretty cool. I looked at myself in the mirror a few times. It’s go time, for sure.”

(What do you hope to accomplish over the next few days?) – “Just go out there and learn as much as I can, develop, not be afraid to make mistakes and just go out there, play free and play fast.”

(How will you approach approaching superstar guys like WR Tyreek Hill and WR Jaylen Waddle?) – “I’ll worry about it as it arises, but right now I’m just taking it day by day and just trying to figure out these plays that way I can just put my best foot forward.”

(How do you like to learn? Every player learns in their own way. What have you found is the best way for you to learn?) – “Just keep writing it out. Writing it out, looking at it over and over, talking it through, walking it through. Just ways to memorize it that way you can play confident.”

(Obviously your production was extremely high at USC. What’s the criticism you heard in the draft process about why you fell that you’re determined to prove should not be a negative with your game?) – “I’m a smaller guy, that’s the obvious. I guess I didn’t run as good as people hoped for me to run. I mean it is what it is, and I’m blessed and grateful that this is the spot I’m at, for sure.”

(And why will those two things in your mind not keep you from being an NFL player?) – “They haven’t to this point – people have been telling me that my whole life. Some way every day you still figure out a way to show up and impress.”

(Usually small guys come in fast packages. Talk about being part of this track meet of a team you guys have here?) – “I’m just excited for whatever role I find in that space. I’m excited.”

(Has Miami been what it’s cracked out to be? I’m sure you heard all the stories about South Florida as a whole. I don’t know if you’ve ever been here, but is it everything you’ve expected and more?) – “I mean, I’ve just been pretty much here to be honest. I haven’t really gotten to see much outside of here and things like that. It’s an urgent type of weekend, so just taking it a day at a time. I’ll find out later on about that on what I’ve heard.”

(As a young guy, what do you take from this wide receiver room that they’re putting together here?) – “Oh man, it’s a pretty cool room. I haven’t met the guys yet, but I’m excited to get the opportunity to meet them. So far, the rookie class that we have here looks pretty good, too.”

(Is one of your goals just to learn as much as you can from some of these guys?) – “Oh for sure, most definitely.”

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