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Damien Williams – June 15, 2017 Download PDF version

Thursday, June 15, 2017

RB Damien Williams

(What’s your opinion on the NFL relaxing the celebration rules? I’m thinking you have some new ideas coming maybe?) – “Maybe. But I’m just glad to know that they’re leaning on it and we can kind of have fun a little bit.”

(How did your 13 offseason practices go?) – “It went great. Being out here with the guys, it was a long offseason. It was just great to get back with these guys.”

(How do you feel about being part of the Dolphins again? Obviously you were a restricted free agent and now you’re back.) – “It was great. I came here undrafted. This is somewhere I want to be. This is somewhere I devoted all of my time to. I love every guy that I play with, the coaching staff and everyone who works in the facility.”

(What was it like to visit with the Patriots? I’ve never been in that football building.) – “It was different. It was weird, but it was different.”

(Did you bring back any secrets?) – “No. Not at all.”

(Did you get to meet with the hoodie guy [Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick]?) – “(laughter) He’s ‘A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie.’ (laughter) No, I met him. He’s a cool dude … He’s a cool person. He’s quiet. He’s very observant.”

(What did the Patriots say they liked about your game?) – “You’d have to ask them.”

(Were you flattered by the Patriots visit or was that just part of the business?) – “It’s just business. At the end of the day, everybody wants to see what’s out there. They wanted to see what was out there.”

(What was your reaction when they went with the other cat, RB Mike Gillislee from Florida?) – “Nothing. That’s my dude. I was up here with him as a rookie. I was happy for him.”

(You didn’t sign your tender immediately. What was the deal there?) – “Just seeing what was out there.”

(You weren’t unhappy with the Dolphins in any way or your role here?) – “No, not at all. Just spending time with my family and trying to test out the options.”

(How do you see your role in the room on the field for the team?) – “How it’s always been from my rookie year until now – being very vocal and then being that guy on the field that you can count on.”

(I know that nobody ever wants to think about injuries, so there’s that. But have you thought about if you’re the next guy up if something happens? Has that ever crossed your mind?) – “We always have that ‘next man up’ mentality. That’s just something you always have to keep in your head because you don’t want to just get on the field and just be out there.”

(Having started your career as an undrafted guy, how do you view kind of the flow of your career? In other words, do you think maybe this is the year that you’re able to earn that the big long-term contract?) – “I’m sure I’m going to have a better season than I did last year so we’ll see where it goes from there.”

(Why are you sure? What makes you sure that you are going to have a better season?) – “I’m sure that (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase is sure of that too.”

(What did Head Coach Adam Gase say about being happy to have you back and all of that? What did he say when he saw you returned to the building?) – “Me and Coach Gase never stopped talking from the moment we ended our last game until now. We always kept in contact. We always talked. He loves what we’re building here and I love what we’re building here so there was no point in leaving.”

(What do you see as your role? Are you a third-down back?) – “Whatever (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase has planned for me is what I’ve got.”

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