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Jaelan Phillips (Fourth Quarter) – August 17, 2024 Download PDF version

Saturday, August 17, 2024

LB Jaelan Phillips on CBS Miami Broadcast (Fourth Quarter)

(First of all, happy to be back?) – “Oh yeah, ecstatic to be back. Happy isn’t even the word to describe it.”

(You’ve come off the PUP list, you walk out to the practice field on Monday and you get this giant ovation from the fans – I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fan base cheer for a guy coming off the PUP list but that’s what you got. What was that moment like?) – “It was amazing. I love the fans; they’ve been showing me so much love ever since my rookie year. It’s amazing to see that support. I’ve been seeing people like Lisa, people every single day tweeting out and tweeting at me, encouraging me and lifting me up, so it’s really amazing to feel the support.”

(You were telling me that’s why you were actually posting a lot of your rehab workouts online, so you could stay connected with them?) – “Yeah, absolutely. I think it’s cool to give the fans a kind of an inside look. Obviously, they see us play. On Hard Knocks, they were able to see a little bit behind the scenes, but just kind of share the experience with them, because they’re here supporting us every single game, so it’s only right we give them a little taste of what it’s like.”

(So how was the first week of practice? How’d it go?) – “It was great, it was really amazing. Just getting back on the field felt amazing obviously, and really more importantly just being back with my brothers on this defense. We have such a good group, really a lot of talented guys, a lot of new guys. So for me, it’s been important to really build that bond with them and it’s kind of hard when you’re not on that field to truly build that bond. Once you get on that field, sweat with them, bleed with them, that’s when you really start to build that closeness.”

(I got to ask you about LB Chop Robinson. Obviously, we get to see him in action today. You said you’ve been trying to bring out his personality a little bit, telling him to celebrate. First of all, did his first NFL celebration upset you, the Chop celebration when he got into the backfield?) – “No, no because it’s a TFL. He’s going to do the Chop when he gets his first sack, for sure. We’ve got to wait on that, but Chop has been doing amazing. He’s been doing all the right things, I thought he played really well out there. He’s flying around, playing instinctively, so it’s only a matter of time before he really gels in this defense and really gets used to being in this league. Obviously, it’s a lot different than college, but he’s doing a great job already.”

(You’re also heavily involved in the Dolphins Cancer Challenge. Are you looking forward to another year?) – “Oh absolutely, man. We’re ready to run it back, DCC XV this year. February 22, man, everybody should come out. There’s bike rides for everybody. There’s all the different distances – you don’t have to do the 99-mile like I’m going to do, but you can get in there do a little 13 for Dan Marino, there’s a 5K walk too. So all the support matters, it’s really amazing what DCC is doing.”

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