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Davon Godchaux – September 2, 2019 Download PDF version

Monday, September 2, 2019

DT Davon Godchaux

(That was surprising news today we got about DT Vincent Taylor. I know everyone was surprised. Your reaction emotionally when you heard the news was what?) – “I mean, it was a shock. It’s not a secret – Vince came in the same year as me and we played together for three years. He was kind of like my best friend on the team. It was shocking but at the end of the day, I can only control what I can control. I don’t call the shots here. I just go by what they say.”

(How’s DT Vincent Taylor taking it based on your conversation with him?) – “I don’t know, I haven’t even talked to him. Once I talk to him, we will sit down and talk, maybe have dinner, pick his brain and see what’s on his mind.”

(Is there a possibility that DT Vincent Taylor might come back? They haven’t taken his locker placard down yet.) – “That’s a question to ask of (Chris) Grier – that’s the GM – and Coach Flores, the head coach. Like I said, that’s not my call. I just come in and I just play.”

(How did Head Coach Brian Flores explain what is going on?) – “He really doesn’t have to – I mean if he wants to come in and addresses the team, he is the head coach and he can do that. I just come out each and every day and prepare and do what I do. Come to my locker, get ready for practice, go to O/D (offensive/defense) meetings, go to meetings (Defensive Line) Coach (Marion) Hobby, (Defensive Coordinator) Coach Patrick Graham and ‘Coach Flo.’ I just – If he addresses it, he addresses it. If he doesn’t, he doesn’t. He’s the head coach.”

(A lot of turnover on the team – Guys are saying where are the showers? They don’t even know where the showers are because they just got here.) – “There’s a lot of new faces, but John Jenkins, I had a chance to train with him coming out for the draft. A lot of guys I’m familiar with. Gerald Willis, he’s from New Orleans. We were ranked number one and two in the state of Louisiana for defensive tackles. I know both of those guys very well. The other guys – we’ve got a lot of new guys around here, but they’ve got to adapt quick.”

(Who was one?) – “(Gerald Willis) was one, I was two. Gerald is a great guy … He’s a great guy to be around.”

(Is it at all demoralizing to see a lot of the top players on the team traded like we saw obviously with T Laremy Tunsil and WR Kenny Stills and many others this offseason?) – “It’s a business. I’m not surprised by anything. Tunsil was a great player for us, Kenny was a great player for us, Vincent (Taylor) was a great player for us. Guys like Akeem Spence, (he) was a good player for us last year. It’s the nature of the NFL. I always say not to put any emotions and feelings into business. You’re here today and you’re gone tomorrow.”

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