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Kiko Alonso – August 21, 2017 Download PDF version

Monday, August 21, 2017

LB Kiko Alonso

(Did you miss these guys at all or no?) – “Yes, I’ve got a lot of good friends on the team.”

(Any in particular?) – “(Eagles TE) Zach (Ertz). There’s a lot of them. Zach, (Eagles TE) Trey (Burton), those are just some.”

(CB Byron Maxwell just told us that he uses that trade to the Dolphins as fuel. Do you at all?) – “No, not really. I just go do what I do.”

(Was it nice being back out here today?) – “Yes, it was nice. It was nice (to) see the guys I played with. It was fun.”

(How did the knee injury factor into your year in Philly in terms of your productiveness?) – “It was good. I was fine. The knee was good.”

(Did you have confidence in your knee the year you were here? It seemed like you hurt it early in the season again and that you weren’t quite sure…) – “No, I was good. Obviously I hurt it early on, but I was good to go.”

(How do you look back at the year you spent here with the Eagles?) – “How do I look back? Obviously it wasn’t the year we wanted. It is what it is.”

(Were you surprised to leave the Eagles via trade?) – “Not really. It was obviously the second time I had gotten traded. I was definitely more surprised the first time around (when I got traded from Buffalo to Philadelphia), but given the year (the Eagles) had (in 2015), I wasn’t that surprised.”

(How beneficial was it to be going up against another team in practice?) – “(It was) very beneficial. We’ve been going up against our guys every day. It’s good to see a different offense and they run different things, so it was definitely good.”

(At this point, is it almost better off these joint practices because you’re not playing very much in the preseason games early on, so do you get even more out of these practices maybe?) – Yes, definitely, because they run some different things. It’s good to just mix it up a little.”

(You’re out there for a longer period of time than even in the game.) – “Yes, it was a little longer. It was good work. I think it was good work for both teams.”

(When the coaching change was made here in Philadelphia, did you kind of have a feeling that you might not be here for the next season?) – “(The Eagles) traded me and I was like ‘Alright, I’m going to Miami.’”

(Is the Miami scheme a better fit for you?) – “I think we run pretty much the same defense as Philly. I could be wrong, though.”

(No, the scheme you were in when you were in Philadelphia.) – “No, I don’t think so. I’ve played in a 3-4 defense my whole career so it was more of a transition to go into the 4-3 defense (in Miami).”

(Do you like the 4-3 better?) – “I like them both.”

(Do you still have a pretty good relationship with former Oregon and Eagles Head Coach Chip Kelly?) – “Yes, he came to one of my practices in OTAs and I saw him. Yes, we’ve got a good relationship.”

(What did you observe today from Eagles QB Carson Wentz, going up against him?) – “He’s a good player. (Philadelphia’s) got a good offense. They’ve got a lot of weapons. They’ve got a good offense.”

(Do you ever think about Eagles QB Carson Wentz and think, ‘Okay this is what the Eagles did when they traded me? Do you take an interest in how he’s doing?) – “(laughter)”

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