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Byron Maxwell – April 26, 2016 Download PDF version

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

CB Byron Maxwell

(On the tone Head Coach Adam Gase is setting for the team) – “He’s aggressive. He’s in your face, but he wants to have fun and compete and wants to win some games. So, that’s always fun.”

(On Head Coach Adam Gase’s overriding message to the team right now) – “Compete and have fun. That’s what it really is about.”

(On whether he believes he is a No. 1 cornerback) – “I’m definitely a No. 1 cornerback.

(On why he feels like a No. 1 cornerback) – “Because I feel that way.”

(On mentoring younger players) – “It’s not really (about being) a mentor. (If) they want to do that and go that route, I’m definitely here. If they want to knock some things out, ask me some questions, and I can give them an answer, definitely I would (do that). We’re just trying to win a game. If that’s my role to them, that’s fine.”

(On Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph’s system) – “Basically, he wants us to press and play man coverage and be aggressive with the receivers on the line and re-route them, get them off their route.”

(On seeing LB Kiko Alonso in a Dolphins uniform) – “He looks good to me. That’s my impression.”

(On Head Coach Adam Gase’s coaching style) – “He’s a competitor. He seems like he’s looking forward to competing and making us better, bringing a winning culture to Miami.”

(On speculation that he could not do a pushup before being traded to the Dolphins) – “I don’t know where it came from. I don’t want to speculate or anything like that, but I definitely could do a pushup. I did pushups. It’s cool. I’m here. My shoulder is good.”

(On how his shoulder feels) – “It’s 100 (percent). A ‘hundo.’”

(On getting back onto the field) – “It was tough, but it was good though. It felt good to get out here and have some fun and actually play football again. That’s one of the things you get paid to do, but you look forward to doing (and) you have fun doing. It’s definitely good. Lifting and running gets a little boring. (Being) out here catching balls and throwing is good.”

(On players that may not be participating in the voluntary veteran minicamp) – “I’ll worry about that … They’ll worry about that later on. I’m just here to play ball, and we’ll figure that out later on.”

(On playing in Miami) – “I love it, man. Everybody wants to play ball here. It’s fun. The sun is out. It’s cool. I love it down here. I got a place down here already, so obviously, I love it.”

(On whether this is a bounce-back year for him) – “That’s one of the things … I don’t even want to call it a bounce-back year. It’s a year where I can put it behind me and move forward (and) make some plays.”

(On whether he would’ve had a bounce-back year regardless of where he played) – “I think, either way, it would have been a bounce-back year for me. I don’t want to call it a bounce-back year, but I would’ve had a better year than what I had last year. That’s just how I felt. Approaching this season, I felt like it was going to be my time.”

(On if he felt this season would be “his time” because of the scheme) – “Nah. It just felt like my mindset was completely different going into it. I had it clear like, ‘This is what it’s going to be.’”

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