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Jakeem Grant – November 15, 2020 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, November 15, 2020
Postgame – L.A. Chargers

WR Jakeem Grant

(I know you’ve talked a lot about wanting to prove that you’re more than a returner, that you can be a receiver too, that you could step up with WR Preston Williams injured. What do you think your performance today said about that and your chances to prove that?) – “Like I’ve been saying, I’m a receiver before a returner, and my number was called today. That’s what I did. I went out there and showed them that I’m not just a returner, I’m a receiver too. I’m a total package.”

(What can you say about this team, what direction are you headed, and is this, in your mind, a team that can make a playoff run?) – “We’re not looking that far ahead. We’re a one-week team. We play it like it’s a one-week season. I think this team is a phenomenal team. We got all kind of talent on every side of the ball and I think we do a good job of playing together and playing for four quarters.”

(That’s two straight weeks where you got a season-high four catches. What do you think about the chemistry that you’re building here with QB Tua Tagovailoa?) – “I like it a lot. We had a lot of chemistry going into camp and I caught some balls from him, some deep balls, short balls. And it’s just chemistry. We’re just going to continue to be chemistry week after week.”

(I noticed you’re wearing a basketball jersey there and one of the comparisons I thought of during the game for QB Tua Tagovailoa was a point guard. When I watch him play, I kind of feel like I’m watching a point guard. What do you think of that comparison and how does he kind of compare to a point guard?) – “Point guard is the leader of the team on the basketball court, and that’s exactly what Tua is. He’s a quarterback and he’s the leader of our team whenever we’re out there. And guess what?  He gave me a couple assists. He even gave a couple assists to DeVante (Parker), so he’s a point guard on the field, too.”

(Wanted to you ask about that touchdown reception you had. A 3-yard hookup route there. Not usually how you score. Could you walk us through that play and tell us how it felt to get a red zone chance and convert like that?) – “All week coach has been telling me sit in that zone, it’s going to be wide open. All you got to do is just sit there and Tua is going to find you and that’s exactly what I did.”

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