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Emmanuel Ogbah – January 4, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, January 4, 2021

DE Emmanuel Ogbah

(It was a career year for you in terms of stats and snacks and a bunch of different other stats. I’m curious from your perspective, what’s the one thing that you grew in your game that you’re most proud of this season?) – “This year was big for me because I really wanted to focus on my body and staying healthy throughout the year. The part of my game that I worked on the most I would say was my hands. I used my hands a lot. It definitely helps my game better, helps my game improve. There’s still lots of stuff I need to work on. I know for sure this offseason I’ve got to work on my lower body too. I feel my hands, for sure, was the most important thing I worked on last year. It definitely showed up this year.”

(What’s kind of the message, the mood, as you guys head into the offseason after yesterday’s loss?) – “First of all, that was probably one of the most embarrassing losses of my career. It definitely left a sour taste in my mouth. I don’t want to speak for the rest of the guys but it definitely left a sour taste in a lot of our mouths. But the season is over. We’ve got next year. We’ve just got to use that as fuel for next year – 2021 is our year.”

(Has the club indicated to you or your agent that they would like to extend you and keep you in South Florida longer?) – “Ultimately we were waiting for the end of the season to have those types of conversations. My agent – I did my part; it’s my agent’s job to do his part. I’m just chilling. My season is over. I’ve just got to take a minute to reflect on the season and then onto the next.”

(You mentioned that 2021 could be our year. I’m curious, what gives you confidence that this is a team that is ready to take a big step forward?) – “As you can see, we won 10 games. A lot of people didn’t think we were going to win 10 games. There definitely is a lot of drive in us. Like I said, (yesterday) left a sour taste in our mouth, losing that way, because that is not us. That team Sunday was not us at all. I know we’re going to be better next year. I’m just ready to lead and I’m just ready to step up and step my game up.”

(What are you going to take away from this year, I guess individually and as a team?) – “This year was definitely a rough year for everybody in 2020. I’ll take the drive. Even though people don’t think you can do something, you can go out there and prove you can do it. I’d say that’s what I can take from this season.”

(Largely on the same topic as the past couple of questions, when you think back on this year, was it successful or unsuccessful?) – “It is definitely not a success if you don’t win the Super Bowl. That’s how I like to view things. But I would say we took a leap as a team that I’m grateful for. There’s a lot of learning moments that we’re going to take from this. We’re just going to use that as fuel for next season. Like I said, the season’s over but we’re just going to take it one step at a time and just reflect and be prepared for next year so it won’t happen again.”

(I wanted to ask you a little bit to reflect on this season, on 2020, because it seemed like at some point it was really hard to see a full NFL season take place. Now it’s over for you guys. How can you reflect on just the opportunity to get back on the field and being healthy?) – “I’m definitely grateful for the opportunity to finish out the season. We played in a pandemic. Nobody thought we would do it and we somehow managed to do it, and all 16 games too. But when there is a will, there is a way. You’ll always find a way to make it work and we did that.”

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