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Emmanuel Ogbah – August 1, 2023 Download PDF version

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

DE Emmanuel Ogbah

(You’re doing a lot of standing up. I don’t know, does this go back to anything you’ve done previously in your career, I know you’ve played in a lot of schemes.) – “I would say similar to Cleveland. I got drafted as an outside linebacker, so I stood up some in Cleveland. But yeah it’s definitely new again. I’ve got to do a lot more of that just to get accustomed to it.”

(Did you expect to be standing up as opposed to hand in the ground in this scheme?) – “I knew Vic (Fangio) was a versatile coach so he puts his best players in the best position available. I’m learning the three point and two point stances just to be able to do multiple positions.”

(LB Jerome Baker told us yesterday when asked what’s something surprising about Vic Fangio… for someone that age he’s actually really funny. Is that something you’ve noticed about him as well?) – “Yeah. You can tell he’s a no non-sense coach, but he does bring energy to the room, and he does make some jokes here and there just to keep us entertained.”

(What has LB David Long Jr. meant to the defense both in the meeting rooms and on the practice field?) – “He’s a good leader for us. He’s fast – fast off the ball. He moves very well. Yesterday he had one play where he came down, dipped on Liam (Eichenberg) and came downhill and smacked the running back. We like that from our linebackers, especially the d-line. We want those guys to come get those double teams off of us.”

(You’ve seen this offensive line with T Terron Armstead. What does he bring to that offensive line?) – “That leadership. That vet leadership. He does a lot for us. When healthy, he’s the best he can be. We definitely need him this year. I know he’s doing the best he can to get back. I can’t wait until he’s out there with the group to teach the younger guys.”

(Yesterday TE Durham Smythe said that this is the best front seven in the NFL. From the pass-rushing standpoint, how good will you guys be?) – “As good as we want to be. We have definitely a bunch of talented rushers. We’ve got outside, inside, Christian (Wilkins) doing his thing, Zach (Sieler) doing his thing, Raekwon (Davis) is even rushing good too. We all can rush at different positions. Vic (Fangio) is going to make us …”

(You’ve been through this experience that a lot of these guys who are going into free agency have done before – finished out a contract, you’ve played on a contract, wanted an extension, didn’t get it, then you eventually got the extension. What’s that mindset for a player when they are in that business point of their career?) – “Like I was during my situation, I was just focused on the team. Focused on getting better. Control what you can. It’s definitely tough in that player’s position, but you just got to keep your head down and keep working. You never know what can happen at any time.”

(What was it like having CB Jalen Ramsey out there with you guys?) – “It’s been good. It’s unfortunate what happened to him. We’re definitely going to miss him, but I know he’s going to attack that rehab and come back fast. We’ll definitely miss him.”    

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