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Isaiah Ford – November 28, 2018

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

WR Isaiah Ford

(On being signed to the 53-man roster.) – “I was getting a little workout in and they brought it up to me and told me that it was going to happen. Then I talked to my agent and they said the same thing. I’m humbled for the opportunity. I’ve been working extremely hard. It’s just the beginning. Now I’m trying to help this team win games and try to make a run.”

(What does this mean to you after everything you’ve been through the last couple of years?) – “It’s a step in the right direction. Prayer works. I serve a God that is all-knowing and he can make miracles work. Just believing in Him, keeping my faith and then working extremely hard.”

(Head Coach Adam Gase said something interesting about you wanting to show what you’re capable of outside, in light of them bringing in WR Brice Butler last week. When they bring in a veteran – nothing about Brice specifically – but when they brought in a veteran, did it sting you at all that it wasn’t you initially?) – “As a competitor, any time that you feel like your number isn’t called, you’re going to feel some type of way. But I just went back to the drawing board and worked hard and just focused on getting better each day, working on something to better my game so when that time does come, I’ll be ready.”

(Since the season started, what percentage of reps would you guess you’ve taken on the inside or slot position?) – “I don’t know. Honestly, I’ve been all over the place since the season started. I’m comfortable playing inside and outside as well.”

(How much has your patience been tested waiting for this moment?) – “My patience has been tested since entering the Combine, entering the draft. Like I said, it’s not on my time, it’s all God’s time. I’m just doing my part, working extremely hard and being ready for when that time does come.”

(What kind of weird year has this been at receiver. It was probably the team’s deepest position going into the first game of the season and now two guys who were on the practice squad – you and WR Leonte Carroo – are on the 53 as well as a guy who wasn’t here two weeks ago – WR Brice Butler. How weird of a year has it been?) – “Extremely weird. We know that football is a sport where anything can happen; injuries do happen and they hit every team at some point. We’re just getting hit a little harder in that position. But in our room, we preach that it’s next man up. We have a tight bond together and we have great leaders to where we don’t want any drop off whoever is in the game.”

(Having said all of that, what are you going to bring to the table when you get in there?) – “The same thing that I’ve been doing – be myself wherever they put me at or wherever I can help the team win, playing as hard as I can and honing my craft.”

(How much can you get into the games when you’re watching from the sidelines? Are there spots where you’re like, ‘I could’ve done this?’) – “No. I never want to do that because you don’t know what that guy on the field, what he’s seeing or what happened to make a result of the play happen that way. I do try to watch the game as I’m playing it and pick their brains when they come to the sideline to see what they see and things like that.”

(Guys have talked about WR Danny Amendola being a leader and what he’s shown from the second he got here. Now there’s a chance that he does not play this weekend, what do you lean on from what you’ve learned from him?) – “Watching film with him, seeing what he sees so we can start speaking the same language on things that we see and how we want to run routes and things like that, if that’s the job that needs to be done, if a spot needs to be filled.”

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