Transcripts

Search Transcripts
Jarvis Landry – August 29, 2017 Download PDF version

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

WR Jarvis Landry

(Let’s start from the stop. Head Coach Adam Gase said he talked to you about the trade rumor or the trade story. Did you appreciate Adam talking to you and did you listen to that rumor or pay attention to it?) – “It came across and a few people sent it to me, but Coach Gase did an amazing job. He called me in and he just talked to me, explained to me the situation and everything that’s going on and that that’s false, and that’s all I really needed to hear from him. We’ve been working ever since.”

(Do you think that they ever put a test balloon out there and floated your name or does that even matter to you?) – “No, it doesn’t. I mean, if they did, I don’t know about it and that’s not something that I can control. All I can control is what I do out here on the field and I’ll leave the rest up to that.”

(Are you at peace with not getting a contract offer for beyond this year if that’s the way it plays out by September 10th? Are you at peace with that?) – “Yes. I mean I still speak on it like I said earlier in OTAs. One of the reasons why I showed up to OTAs was because I know that I’m the leader of this team and for me to get this team to where we need to be, I have to be here. That’s what it took and like I said again, I’m good.”

(Some would say you’re taking a big risk of not trying to push for a new contract and getting more money while you’re still healthy.) – “This is the game I love. Obviously that’s something that comes with it; but at the same time, I’m not going to rush guys’ timing. Whenever it happens, it happens for me, and that’s what I believe in, that’s what I have faith in and that’s what I have trust in. I’ll just leave it in God’s hands.”

(You set a September 10th deadline for talks. Does that deadline stand?) – “Yes, sir.”

(So once the season starts it’s nothing until the season is over?) – “Yes, sir.”

(Just as the rumors approached and Head Coach Adam Gase approached you about that. what makes Adam that players coach and that cool coach that all the guys respect?) – “Because he understands. He understands pretty much each and every situation and he’s had the opportunity to go through this with Julius (Thomas) in Denver, ‘Bay-Bay’ (Demaryius Thomas), Emmanuel Sanders – a lot of different guys. Obviously (they are) different situations, but he’s just taking it out of himself to come down and talk to me and really clear my head about the whole issue.”

(How much does Head Coach Adam Gase’s age factor into him being a player’s coach and that kind of guy for you guys?) – “It means everything. He can relate to us really well. We’ve got him in there dancing, doing a little bit of everything. That’s fun for us.”

(Can Head Coach Adam Gase dance?) – “Yes. (laughter)”

(What’s any pleasant surprise about QB Jay Cutler, just being around him now for a month?) – “Just his ability to come out here and pick up everything so fast. Again, he’s been in an offense. So for him to come out here and hit DeVante (Parker) on the long ball here in the 2-minute (drill). (He’s) still hooking up with me, myself, Kenny (Stills), Julius (Thomas), just forming that chemistry that we need going into the season. It’s a big shout out to him for that.”

(Do you feel you have a good chemistry with QB Jay Cutler?) – “Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. Me personally? Or the team?”

(You personally?) – “Absolutely. Absolutely.”

(Do you think QB Jay Cutler favors WR DeVante Parker?) – “What do you mean?”

(As far WR DeVante Parker as a target? Does QB Jay Cutler like going to DeVante deep more than the other receivers?) – “Honestly, for us, that’s what DeVante is here to do. That’s what Kenny Stills is here to do. And that’s what any guy put in a position with the matchup is here to do. It’s to make plays, regardless if it’s down the field, underneath, a screen. We all find our roles and we buy into it and that’s what’s going to make this team better. It’s not about the targets or who gets them and where they get them. It’s about making the plays when they come to you.”

Search Transcripts

Weekly Archives