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Danny Amendola – July 26, 2018 Download PDF version

Thursday, July 26, 2018

WR Danny Amendola

(It’s your first training camp with the Dolphins. What are your thoughts?) – “It’s fun. I got some good work in today and we’re on to Day 2.”

(How is this heat treating you?) – “It was good. It’s hot. It’s sweaty. It felt good today.”

(It was kind of interesting your comments last week that we caught on the podcast – playing for Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick as opposed to Dolphins Head Coach Adam Gase.  Can you elaborate on that and what it’s like being out here under a new training camp and regime?) – “I’m just focused on 2018 and the Miami Dolphins. I’m focused on getting better every day. We’ve got a great team. We’ve got a bunch of great athletes and I’m excited to be a part of this team.”

(How do you like the culture of this locker room so far, just getting started?) – “It’s awesome. It’s great to be part of a team like this. We put a lot of hard work into OTAs. We’re going to continue to put a lot of hard work into this camp and improve every day. That’s why we’re here.”

(Given where you’ve played before in your NFL career, how much of a shock to the system is this weather out here?) – “It feels good. There’s no question it’s humid. You all feel it. You all are sweating too. (laughter) It was a great first day. We’re running around, flying around and feeling good. It was a good first day. We’re ready to get on to Day 2.”

(Understanding it’s really, really early but what encourages you about what you’ve seen so far?) – “Everybody is … Especially in our room, everybody is hungry. Everybody comes to work with a great attitude. We have a great energy in the room. Everybody wants to get better. Everybody wants to compete with each other and everybody’s got each other’s back too. We have a good group.”

(RB Kenyan Drake mentioned that he kind of likes it that you guys are under the radar. Certainly you weren’t under the radar the last few years of your career. Does this change for you, kind of going below a little bit?) – “I can’t control anything that’s said outside of these walls. All I know is I’ve got to be responsible for how hard I work, the work that I put in and that’s what I can control.”

(Is there really a difference between catching a ball from QB Ryan Tannehill opposed to QB Tom Brady?) – “Ryan is a great quarterback. He’s played a lot of great football. He’s a Texas guy. He’s a good kid. It’s great to learn from him and to try to get on the same page. I can’t wait to get out there and play with him.”

(What have been your observations about WR DeVante Parker throughout the spring and into today?) – “Since I’ve seen him, he’s been a great player (and) a great teammate. He runs great routes. (He’s a) great athlete (with) great hands. He’s coming to work every day with a sense of urgency and he’s getting better. That’s his attitude and it’s great to be his teammate.”

(When a receiver takes the next step in his career – any receiver, and you’ve played with a lot of them – what generally is the thing that happens?) – “That’s a good question. Everybody is different. It’s an attitude that you’ve got to just come to work and get better every day. Try to find something to work on. That’s it.”

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