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Jordan Poyer – September 4, 2024 Download PDF version

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

S Jordan Poyer

(Even as a veteran, does Week 1 still excites you to get back out there?) – “Absolutely, it’s football season. This is what we play for. This is what we trained for all offseason. That’s what OTAs are for, training camp. Week 1, we’re excited to play. I’m excited be out here and get the season going.”

(What does the Jags present challenge wise with QB Trevor Lawerence?) – “Obviously an experienced quarterback. He’s got an arm, he’s got legs, he’s got really good talent around him. (Evan) Engram, obviously (Gabe) Davis coming over there, Christian Kirk, and obviously their running backs. We’re going to have to play extremely well to win, but we feel good about our practice today and the game plan. We just want to continue to get better each and every day.”

(You got QB Tua Tagovailoa taking pictures of you while you’re being interviewed. What’s it like being neighbors with him?) – “My dawg, man. I love Tua. We’ve gotten to get to know each other really good over the last four or five months now. He’s just a really good guy. We hung out off the field on a boat and our families getting to know each other. It’s been really cool to get to know Tua.”

(There haven’t been many days where the starters at safety and the starters at corner have played together. Is that a concern at all? Or because it’s smart guys, experienced guys back there, does that not worry you?) – “I think we rely on a lot of our experience. We’ve got guys that have played in the league for a long time on the back end, so just being able to understand our jobs, understand the jobs of the people around us and communicate. I think the biggest thing on defense is being able to communicate with the guy next to you. If you’re all wrong, you’re all right together. Like I said, we had a really good day at practice today, we’ll continue to build on that and move forward.”

(You’ve been playing for a long time, been a part of a lot of different teams. What’s special this group that stands out to you to start of the season?) – “I just feel an energy. It’s a different energy than what I felt even playing against them last year. This groups seems really close. It seems like they got something to prove. Obviously, we understand we’re a very talented team, and it’s in those moments of adversity, in those moments of – whether through a game, throughout a week, whether it’s throughout a season, being able to stick together through those moments and continue to just stay the path, and continue to work and continue to grind. You want to go 17-0 – we hope to go 17-0 obviously – but at the end of the day, you might drop a game and it’s in that moment right there, how do you handle those moments. This is a well-equipped team with a lot of veterans and a lot of leaders on it. So we just want to continue to build off that and hopefully get that momentum going in the season.”

(Can you talk about what’s the importance of being a player driven team? Why is that important?) – “I think that’s huge. We’re the ones out there playing obviously. That’s not taking anything away from the coaches; this is a great coaching staff. They understand where to put us in position to be able to make plays offensively and defensively. When you’re out there playing with your boys and playing for your boys, I think that’s a huge factor in the game. In the fourth quarter, it’s your boys. These are my guys. These are the guys that I’ve been grinding throughout training camp, OTAs. You want to look them in the eye and understand that this is our job and we’ve got to get a job done. I think that team camaraderie, that player-driven leadership is a huge part of the team, and we do have that here.”

(You were one of the guys that everybody says that you get everybody together. What’s the importance of that?) – “Like I said, I think just being able to understand who you’re playing with. We’re not just teammates; we’re brothers. We’re friends. Our families have gotten to know each other. We all essentially got each other’s lifelines on the line each and every down. In the fourth quarter when it’s crunch time, I want to be able to look at the guy next to me and understand he’s playing for me and I’m playing for him. Those are important moments in the game and whichever way the coins flips at the end of the game, you know that your boy’s got your back, you’ve got his back.”

(1:00 p.m. kickoffs at Hard Rock Stadium are kind of infamous around the league. What’s it going to be like to be on the shaded side now.) – “(laughter) That will be interesting. I’ve never been on the shaded side, so we’ll see how that plays out. No, I’m extremely excited for this home game, man. I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time, ever since I obviously signed here. Just to be a part of this football team and this part of the organization is such a cool opportunity for me. I’m just taking full advantage of it and just trying to be the best version of myself I can be.”

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