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Danny Crossman – December 22, 2022 Download PDF version

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Special Teams Coordinator Danny Crossman

(I was curious, if you’re able to share this information, if you and Head Coach Mike McDaniel had a conversation earlier in the year where you basically established that WR Jaylen Waddle and WR Tyreek Hill would essentially not be used on returns? Was that a discussion you had and was that what came out of it?) – “That’s something I’m not going to go into. Mike (McDaniel) and I talk about a lot of things, just like he talks about a lot of things with the rest of the staff, and that’s something that we’re not going to touch on.”

(I guess we could follow with WR Cedrick Wilson Jr. and RB Raheem Mostert in their respective roles. Are you happy with what they’ve given you?) – “They’ve done a good job. Asking guys to do something that they haven’t done a lot of in the National Football League and both guys have gotten better along the way through the entirety of the season, which is really what you’re looking for. They’ve improved greatly from a decision-making standpoint, obviously a play standpoint. So yeah, two true pros right there.”

(K Jason Sanders now has [10] consecutive field goals, two in the game on Saturday night in the cold weather. How much does that do for his confidence to get on this roll and have a good game in really bad weather?) – “You guys have been around Jason. Jason is a very confident individual. He believes in his program and what we’ve done here over the years. So those are his expectations. So I don’t know if it’s a positive; he’s got great expectations of himself. He’s doing a good job. He’s in a good place right now. But again, that’s where he’s been throughout most of the season except for a couple of Sundays. Very happy and complete confidence in Jason. But it’s always good, especially the first time you play in a real cold weather game, there’s a lot of things that are different with the ball. So forget about wind, snow – just the cold ball is a little bit different and it’s not something you can simulate.”

(CB Justin Bethel seems like a guy who’s obviously had a good special teams season. He just seems to stand out. Can you talk about what makes him a good special teams player?) – “Well, I think No. 1, he knows his role and he excels at it. Everything on top of that, he’s done a great job when he’s had to fill in on defense, but he knows and he understands his role where he’s carved that niche in the league and has really had a really nice career. He’s in the kicking game. Complete buy in with everything we do and a good leader. So a really

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