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Christian Wilkins – November 3, 2022 Download PDF version

Wednesday, November 3, 2022

DT Christian Wilkins

(On acquisition of LB Bradley Chubb) – “… and he’ll add a lot to our team and what we like to do. There’s one issue I do have with him – well, he has with me. I went to Clemson. He went to NC State, and I’m part of the reason why he never got a win against Clemson, so there’s a little battle there. (laughter) But other than that, it’s cool. I’m excited about it. It’s a move that makes everyone who’s already here better and our defense better.”

(You made sure to remind him of that?) – “Absolutely. (laughter) Absolutely. I’ve been throwing subtle jabs here and there, but yeah, I’ve been on him about it.”

(I know you’re kind of one of the elder statesmen on the team… a lot of turnover since 2019. You’ve seen this team, for lack of a better word building for the future in 2019 and 2020, and now that you’ve seen them get WR Tyreek Hill, get LB Bradley Chubb, make those big moves, even bringing in T Terron Armstead – how exciting is it to see the front office really making moves…?) – “No, it’s definitely good. It just changes your mindset as a player. It’s not like – we’re good enough. You see everyone believes in us around the building. Everybody upstairs. And it shows, too. It changes your mindset now at practice when you’re out there working, when you could be sitting down doing nothing; you’re like, no, now’s the time. You’ve got to kind of change your mindset and why wait? Why let the opportunities pass by?”

(You bring in a guy like LB Bradley Chubb. Is it easy to bring in a guy into that defensive line or does the chemistry maybe take a week or two?) – “No, I think we’re all pros and we all handle our business and we’re all excited to have him. He’s going to add a lot to what we do. Like I said earlier, so yeah, it’s definitely big-time and he’s a good guy for us and for our defense. He’s come in with the right energy immediately. Humble, excited to be a part of what we’ve got. He’s not thinking anything else. He’s just adding to what we have and he’s going to do great things for us.”

(You go against Bears QB Justin Fields. Does it help that you’ve seen some mobile quarterbacks like Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, like Bills QB Josh Allen?) – “Of course and all of those guys are a little different. They bring a little something to the game and they’re all dynamic and stuff, but Justin (Fields) is definitely a heck of a player and I’m excited to go up against him. We’re just going to have to do our best to rush smart and even when they’ve got some QB-designed runs and things like that, that he does a good job with; so we’re just going to have to play good, smart, sound defense.”

(I hate to bring up a sore topic but what happened with the lining up offsides the other day?) – “Honestly that’s just something you’ve got to learn from. In the game, I didn’t think I was doing anything different than I normally do, just as far as lining up. I always line up with a close alignment, but they called me on it once. I thought I made the adjustment. Apparently I didn’t. Then they banged me on it two more times. It’s just something to learn and grow from and something I’ll get better from and I’ll be pretty damn pissed if I cost my teammates or cost this team like that again, so it’s definitely a point of emphasis from me to not let it happen again.”

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