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Gavin Escobar – September 6, 2018 Download PDF version

Thursday, September 6, 2018

TE Gavin Escobar

(When did you get the call?) – “Noon, I guess, Pacific time. I hopped on a flight at 2 and got here around 3 a.m.”

(Did you pack anything?) – “You know what? My bag wasn’t even unpacked yet. It wasn’t even all the way unpacked from getting home. I kind of threw some stuff in there.”

(Were you in California?) – “Yes.”

(Obviously that’s a terrible way to come back to the team.) – “When they gave me the call, I had no idea what the situation was. It sucks to come back because of that; but obviously it’s the nature of the game. I tore my Achilles back in 2015 and it sucks. It’s a bad injury. But we know ‘Q’ (MarQueis Gray) will be back strong than ever.”

(What do you expect your role on this team being?) – “I’m just here to help the team. I haven’t been told anything specifically, so I’m just out here working like everyone else.”

(For you personally, do you think this is a great opportunity?) – “For sure, definitely. It’s great to go to a team that you spent the offseason with, too. I’ve been in situations where you go to a brand new team, you have to learn the offense in a week, so it’s nice … familiar faces, familiar offense. It’s good to be back.”

(Were you told before you left that if something happened, be on the look out?) – “Coach just told me, if something happens throughout the season, you’re one of the guys we’re going to call. I was definitely not expecting it so early. Football is a rough sport, so I got the call and here I am.”

(In what way do you feel you can help this team?) – “However they need me. I feel like I can catch the ball and I can block. I’ll just get the job done.”

(Did you have a hard time waking up this morning?) – “(laughter) I got about two hours of sleep. I’m running on fumes, but I’ll get some rest tonight.”

(Do you have an apartment or no?) – “(I’m) at the hotel.”

(They want to get the tight ends involved in this game plan; do you have a lot of catching up to do?) – “The good thing is, like I was saying earlier, I’ve been part of the whole offseason program. The plays aren’t necessarily new. There might be a couple new plays, but overall it’s not like I have to learn a whole new offense in a couple of days.”

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