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DeVante Parker – April 17, 2019 Download PDF version

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

WR DeVante Parker

(What was your reaction when they told you and your agent that they wanted you back?) – “I was excited for them just to have confidence in me again, have trust in me and faith in me to be able to sign me back again.”

(Had it surprised you in the sense that they were obviously looking to clear cap space, they’ve gotten rid of a lot of veterans, it would have been easy for them to just shed the money and not bring you back. So did it surprise you in that regard?) – “I’d say not really. Like I said before, they had confidence in me, so (they) just (wanted to) keep me here and give me another chance.”

(What do you hope to accomplish at this point now going into the season?) – “Just to go out and work hard and go out there and play 100 percent every play and just go hard every play.”

(How are you feeling, health-wise?) – “I’m feeling good health-wise.”

(A lot better than last year, I’m sure?) – “Yeah, a lot better.”

(What do you think that would help you do throughout this offseason and where you want to go?) – “I would say it would just help me get out there, to go out there and help the team out in any way I need to help the team.”

(It wasn’t just that the Dolphins wanted you back. You had a choice too. So you wanted to be here. Talk about the reasons why it was important for you to stay when you could have left.) – “I just love the atmosphere, the fans and everyone out here. There’s a good group of guys here. I’m just glad I was able to be here again.”

(What kind of vibe do you get from getting a new coach here and kind of a fresh start for everyone here?) – “The vibe here is good. Everyone gets along well. I’m just looking forward and ready to go.”

(What kind of style do you feel Head Coach Brian Flores is bringing so far?) – “He’s a good coach. He gets us going and we’ve just got to come out.”

(I think this is your third full-time starting quarterback – Ryan Tannehill, Jay Cutler and now Ryan Fitzpatrick. How long does it take you to get accustomed to a quarterback and build a good rapport with him?) – “I don’t think it takes that long. You’ve got to be at the depth you’re supposed to be at and be there on time, just be in the right spot.”

(Different quarterbacks, they can have different little things about that, though, right? They want you here, he wants you here. How long do the little adjustments like that take, weeks or games?) – “It’s all based on depth. You’ve just got to be at the right depth. That’s it.”

(What’s the message from Wide Receivers Coach Karl Dorrell about what he would like to accomplish with you together? What have been the things that you’ve taken away from your conversations with him?) – “His thoughts have just been just work hard every day. Just come out here and grind every day and just get better.”

(Do you like at this year as a fresh start for you?) – “Yeah, it is a fresh start. We’ve got new coaches. It’s just another opportunity for me.”

(Have some of the new guys on the team come to you asking, what’s Miami like? What is this team like? Kind of how do we go from here?) – “We’re all talking in the receiver room about different things. We just have a little bit of discussion about stuff.”

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