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Byron Maxwell – August 21, 2017 Download PDF version

Monday, August 21, 2017

CB Byron Maxwell

(On what happened in Philadelphia and how that translated to Miami) – “I think the things that happened in Philly made me a better leader for Miami. It made me a better football player and a better person. I was able to handle getting benched in Miami and bounced back. It was tough in Philly – just losing, losing your coach; so it helped going through all that.”

(Did you ever wonder why this team decided to trade you? Players always think about something. Did you ever think about that?) – “It was obvious. You need a quarterback.”

(But they didn’t know they could get all the way down to do that.) – “I mean, that’s what it was though.”

(So you felt that was reasoning that they needed to trade you?) – “I just said that.”

(You had some battles with WR Torrey Smith out there today. What was that like?) – “It was good. It was good work. We needed it. I needed it. It was three days off, but we were getting back into the flow. It was needed. It was good work.”

(How about WR Alshon Jeffery too. Going against him, he’s a big, physical guy.) – “Definitely. He’s very physical. Getting off the line, you definitely need that too. Philadelphia, they’ve got different receivers that can do three different things. You’ve got (Torrey Smith) that can take you deep and Jeffery’s a guy that uses a body well.”

(How beneficial is it practicing against somebody else?) – “Like I said, you’re seeing different receivers. You’re going to see different receivers on game day. You get used to the guys that you go against in training camp, just their body language, how they run their routes. So it’s good to see different receivers and how they run routes. It’s different plays too; just keep your mind moving, keep your mind thinking. You pretty much know what they’re running in training camp. So it’s good.”

(What did you think of QB Carson Wentz?) – “He was good. He did well. He threw a couple of passes.”

(Do you keep up with stuff like that? Do you think about, do you see QB Carson Wentz’s name in the paper and think ‘Okay, I got traded, let’s see how this guy is doing?’) – “Well, yes. I would be lying if I told you I don’t want to do better than the Eagles do. I do. I want to win more games than them. I want to prove them wrong, so yes.”

(Does it seem kind of weird that from two years ago when you were here there’s only one receiver that’s left and you’ve gone against in practice?) – “Yes, Nelson (Agholor); but we knew then that Nelson was going to be good. He had all the tools. He was willing to learn. He asked questions. So we knew … I knew he was going to be a solid receiver.”

(But does it seem kind of weird that he’s like the only one left from when you were here only two years ago?) – “That’s the NFL. If you’ve been in this business long enough, you’re going to win. They’re pretty much getting everybody out. So that’s how it works.”

(After the Eagles traded you, does that attitude with Philadelphia apply to Seattle also? I guess you left them voluntarily. Do you still want to do better than Seattle too or is it just Philadelphia?) – “No, only Philly. (laughter) No, no, Seattle. Seattle, too. Also Seattle, yes. (laughter)”

(You mentioned that you got traded so this team could move up and get a quarterback, but it also seems like you’re still using the trade as motivation. How are you still using it as motivation?) – “That’s just what I do. You could call it petty. I don’t know what it is. That’s what I do. That’s how I feel. I mean, that’s just realistic. I know what it is, but I still want to do better than my old team. I don’t think any player wants to … when the team gets rid of you and then they do better, to be honest with you.”

(In the year after they traded you they had cornerback problems here. They had cornerback problems at the beginning of camp this year before making the trade with Buffalo. Do you think they missed you more than they realized?) – “Yes.”

(Did you talk to Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson at all before he got the job?) – “No, I hadn’t. I think as soon as he got the job, I got traded. I don’t know.”

(Did you talk to Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson at all today?) – “No. Not at all.”

(You talked about being benched last year. What kind of led up to that and how did you get through it?) – “To be honest with you, I have no idea; but from the bench, I learned what the team needed from me and what I needed to do. From then on, I executed.”

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