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Eric Rowe – October 25, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, October 25, 2021

S Eric Rowe

(We were just told a short time ago by Head Coach Brian Flores that S Jason McCourty is going on injured reserve. Just the impact that would have on the secondary?) – “He’s obviously a leader to not just the secondary but to the team. When you have guys like that go down, ultimately it hurts the team. But that’s just how the NFL is. Someone else will just have to step up. Someone has to take his role. He’ll still be around but we just have to step up and fill his shoes when it comes to on the field.”

(Now the team is bringing in S Sheldrick Redwine, a guy who has been around Cleveland, Carolina a little bit and the Jets. What do you do when new guys come into the secondary to welcome in a new teammate midseason like this?) – “We just have to fill him in as fast we can. Honestly, I didn’t know we signed anybody until you just told me. We just have to fill him in as fast as we can because we’re on to the next game. We’ve got to get ready for Buffalo. Whoever we bring in, to the active roster, we have to get him going because ultimately the team signed him and we need him. Whatever role that he’s going to play, we need him to do it well. We just got to fill him in quick.”

(You’ve been around a number of years. I’m sure you’ve had your experiences going to Buffalo. What stands out in your trips there either good or bad?) – “Every time I go play in Buffalo – one, it’s a hostile environment. The Buffalo fans, they are literally ride or die for their team. I played there when they were down at their bottom, I’ve played there when they’re at the top. The fans, they bring the same energy, the same spirit. We ride on the bus, they’re flicking you off, smashing the tables. (laughter) If they could, I know they would throw stuff at our bus, cursing at us on the field. I like that, though. It brings that extra energy like this is football right here. Every time we go up there, it is so hostile.”

(I could never understand how they’re tailgating in 20 degrees, could you?) – “It’s below zero and they are out there. I’m pretty sure they’re out hours – five hours, six hours – before the game even starts, drinking beer, cooking on the grill and smashing those tables. Twenty degrees and some people have no shirt on. It doesn’t affect them. (laughter) Crazy fans.”

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