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Elijah Campbell – July 30, 2024

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

DB Elijah Campbell

(It got a little chippy out there today. Is that just a byproduct of second day of pads or the heat or already hitting the dog days?) – “I mean, that’s just football at the end of the day. Iron sharpens iron, so we need them to bring what they’ve got, and we’ve got some dogs on our defense, so they’re not going to be getting bullied all day, so they’re going to come back at us. That’s just part of football, you know? We need that, plus pads – football is not a friendly sport, so that’s just part of the game.”

(What was your perspective of what happened?) – “About what happened today on the field? Football, that’s it. That’s all I can say. Not too many details, but people – it’s camp. People are fighting for spots at the end of the day. People got families; you know what I’m saying? They’ve got to, at the end of the day, there’s only 53 spots on the roster, so everyone is bringing their best every day and sometimes it’s going to get a little chippy.”

(Can you talk about the orange jersey and talk about the early camp you’ve had?) – “The orange jersey, I appreciate (Head Coach) Mike (McDaniel) for doing that. I’m just happy to show off some of my music, that’s pretty much what I liked about it. (laughter) But it’s just Mike showing his appreciation for hustling and I guess I deserve it from his eyes, so I’m happy to take it.”

(When Defensive Coordinator Anthony Weaver was hired, you hear a lot about what the defensive line and the defensive front might look like, but the secondary has been excellent over the past week. How have you guys in that secondary, how has that chemistry been building under his system?) – “The chemistry has been great. Obviously, (Anthony) Weaver, he’s been phenomenal with coaching us and kind of letting us work together, but we’ve got so many vets. We’ve got ‘Po’ (Jordan Poyer) and (Jalen) Ramsey, ‘Von’ (Jevon Holland) with all the years he’s had and then (Kendall) Fuller as well, so it’s like we’ve just got so many vets who have done it and know what the standard is, so I just commend them. They’re bringing up all the young dudes, all the people with less experience, and they’re just showing us how it’s supposed to be done. I think it’s just the players that we have in that locker room, especially in the back end that we’re creating something special, for sure.”

(Have you given any thought to wearing the guardian caps during the game? Players can wear them now during the game.) – “Oh, we’re supposed to wear them during the game?”

(You can if you want to. The NFL said players in 2024 can wear them.) – “If that’s what you choose to do, that’s your safety. So if you’re looking out for your own safety, do that.”

(What are your thoughts on it?) – “I won’t be wearing one, but I think it’s good for the game for protecting the players. With CTE and all the studies about it, I think it’s beneficial, for sure. I think the NFLPA and the League, they’re doing the right thing with trying to protect us. So like I said, I won’t be wearing it during the game, but I appreciate it during practice.”

(Why not during a game?) – “It’s just not something – I don’t like the aesthetics of it. But I’ll leave it at that, I won’t be wearing it.”

(What’s the vibe like in the huddle when you guys are about to go to a live period for the first time?) – “It’s just people trying to bring that juice. I mean, we’ve already got the juice, but sometimes there’s ebbs and flows of the day. It is hot out there, the pads and stuff, so sometimes you need that leader to pick you up, and we’re just all feeding off each other. When you have someone that has a great playlist like mine, all you’ve got to do is listen to the tunes and you’re going to get hyped up.”

(What have the new safeties been like to work with, S Jordan Poyer and S Marcus Maye?) – “’Po’ (Jordan Poyer) and Marcus Maye – I forgot to mention him, great experience too – they’ve been great. They’ve just been offering a lot of knowledge. Just today, I went to the sideline and Marcus Maye was telling me just certain ways that I could hold shells and stuff like that. I think just their experience, anytime you can have experience out there, especially someone like ‘Po – Old Man Po,‘ he’s got a lot of knowledge in the game. He’s helped me tremendously, so I appreciate him for that, for sure.’

(Old Man Po?) – “’Old Man Po,’ that’s ‘Old Man Po,’ man. (laughter)”

(He doesn’t look that old out there.) – “No, he’s still got it. (laughter) He looks like he’s 22 out there. He’s flying around out there. I love ‘Po,’ (Jordan Poyer), he’s great for the team, great for the secondary and personally I’ve been learning a lot from him.”

(Obviously the preseason is just days away. A lot of people want to know, is there anything you guys have, especially for yourself, as a pregame ritual, something that you do before a game, something that you eat?) – “Pregame ritual? I don’t have anything that I eat specifically, I try to stay healthy. I listen to some gospel music and just try to get my spirits right, and I just have my conversation with God to protect me out there and then I’m fine.”

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