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Andrew Van Ginkel – May 10, 2019 Download PDF version

Friday, May 10, 2019

LB Andrew Van Ginkel

(How did the weather treat you?) – “Good. It’s not like Iowa. It’s something I’ll have to get used to, but it won’t be too long before I do.”

(What is it that you bring to the table as a player?) – “I feel like I’m very versatile. I can do whatever they ask me to do (such as) all special teams (and) wherever they want to put me on defense. I think that’s what I bring. I can be all over the field.”

(It seems at Wisconsin, you really thrived off of doing a lot of twists and stunts. What is it that you love about dong those plays and do you see yourself doing that here?) – “I think it has a lot to do with my teammates. They set me up. They put me in a good position to succeed. I put a lot of credit on them and the coaches at Wisconsin do a good job of putting you in a place where you’re going to succeed. I give them all of the credit and that’s why I’m here.”

(What does this opportunity mean to you from your start going to South Dakota, then a junior college, then Wisconsin and being here now?) – “This means a lot to me because it was a dream. To hear my name get called and have the Dolphins call me and want me to be a part of their program and team, it meant a lot to me. I take a lot of pride in that and I want to prove to them that they’ve made a good draft choice.”

(What about this first practice? What did you think? Was it hot? The coaches? What was it like out there for you?) – “It was good. The heat is not like Iowa. You can say that. (laughter) It’s good to be out here and be around the new coaching staff and learn about them as well as them learn about me and what I can do well.”

(What’s something about yourself that you think everybody should know?) – “I don’t know. I’m just a plain guy that likes to stick to myself. I don’t like to be in the spotlight.”

(You’ve had a chance to play at that stadium that you get to play in professionally a couple of years ago against the Hurricanes. Did you think at that time a couple of years ago you’d have a chance to be in the NFL?) “That was always an end goal for me; but I knew that hard work and putting in the time was the only way I was going to get there. I knew I had a chance, so that just drove me even harder.”

(What is it about DT Christian Wilkins, from the short time that you’ve met him, that really brings him and brings people together with him?) – “He’s just a positive guy. He wants to be here and he wants to get better. He always has a smile on his face from what I can tell. That’s who you want to be around and that’s what this program is about. Caring for each other and being respectful.”

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