Braxton Berrios – July 27, 2023
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
WR Braxton Berrios
(You’re making the AFC East Tour. How has it been with the Dolphins so far?) – “I’m very honored and blessed to be here. My dad is from Miami. I have a lot of family in Miami. I grew up a Dolphins fan, so this is kind of a dream come true.”
(What are your early impressions of this offense, and what do you like about it?) – “It’s been a lot of fun. Obviously went through OTA’s and learned the playbook as much as I could there and then reinstalling and going over and getting the finite details of everything. It’s been a lot of fun and a pretty quick learning curve. There’s a lot of crossover there, but I’m excited.”
(What happened on your long touchdown?) – “Just a go-ball. Skylar (Thompson) put it in a perfect place and we just connected on a deep one.”
(How much does offensive playing time matter to you? You’re a team guy, but everyone wants to play. Was that something that was important to you when you signed here?) – “Yeah, I think it’s important every year. You want to contribute however you can and help the team win however you can. You get what you carve out, so we’ll see what happens there.”
(You’ve carved out a career in the NFL, with your first year being on the fringe. Talk about your development, what you can do now that maybe you couldn’t do when you got into the league.) – “Year-to-year you have to look back and self-scout and see what you have to do better. Especially early, it’s really everything. I’ve tried to really hone-in on the things that I thought I was worse at year-in and year-out. From 2018 to now, I think I’ve made some decent strides and hopefully in four or five years, if I’m lucky enough, I’ll look back and say the same thing. Year-to-year is different. I feel good about where I’m at right now.”
(What were you working on initially when you figured out what you needed to do?) – “That’s going to stay with me. Hopefully it worked but it’s a year-to-year process and just trying to be the best all-around football player you can be going into the next year.”
(The decision to switch over to number zero. Was it because it’s new and cool?) – “It was new, it was different, it was cool. When I got here there wasn’t much open as it was, so I kind of fell into it. I like it and I’m embracing it. It’s the first year ever, so there’s a nuance to it, but I’m excited for it.”
(Do you have any cool nicknames for it, like Agent Zero?) – “Well Gilbert Arenas, that’s him. But everybody says that. I guess it sticks, but I can’t say I coined that one.”
(You said you grew up a Dolphins fan, and yet there were plenty of times you made plays that hurt the Dolphins. What was that like?) – “It’s the NFL. You can grow up a fan but obviously when you get here it becomes a career, a business, and things change. When I signed back here, I became the biggest fan again. It’s really cool to be here.”
(What about your family, no more divided loyalty between teams?) – “No more divided loyalties. My dad’s heart was hurting for the last five years with my tour of the AFC East as he called it, but now he’s happier than he’s ever been.”
(Have you been out to the Inter Miami games? What do you think of Lionel Messi being in Miami?) – “I have not yet, I need to. I think it’s incredible. Miami and South Florida sports have been incredible really in the last year with the deep playoff runs from the eight-seeds. It’s really cool to watch and we have a chance to continue that. I think that’s the most exciting part. Messi coming to Miami is something else. It’s very Miami.”
(What have you learned from Wide Receivers Coach Wes Welker, someone who has a similar build to you and has accomplished a lot in the NFL?) – “A lot. He did it for a long, long time. If you study him and the way he runs routes, it’s different and I think he coined that. There’s a lineage after that that took from that. I’ve been watching him since I can really remember football. There’s some things that he does that you just can’t replicate because of who he is and nobody can be that. Same thing on the opposite side of the spectrum with Tyreek (Hill). There’s some things he does that you just can’t replicate because you don’t exactly have what he has. But I think it’s the overall knowledge and the nuances and the intricate details of football and what we are trying to accomplish in a play. Hearing him talk about those things and picking up on that has been really cool from my standpoint because you pick up on those things. You might not get the ball that play, but you might have done exactly what you’re supposed to do to open up somebody else. I’m trying to be a sponge with the offense and Coach Welker as well, but it’s been really cool.”
(You’ve been around QB Tua Tagovailoa for four months, what are your impressions?) – “I’m very impressed. As a human from a character standpoint and as a leader and teammate, he’s very personable. He knows how to get the attention of a huddle and is very confident as he should be. He’s been extremely accurate, and really I just can’t say enough good things about him and I’m happy and excited to play with him.”
