Jarvis Landry – May 31, 2017
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
WR Jarvis Landry
(Did you get in on that trash talking at the end? The DBs were giving it to you guys.) – “No. Just friendly competition as always. I wouldn’t expect it any way less. It’s all healthy, so it’s always a good thing.”
(Number 42 this year [on NFL Network’s Top 100 players.] What do you think went into your move up from last year?) – “Not enough. Not enough. Honestly, me personally, I play this game to be recognized as one of the best. For me, and I’m sure every player, they want to be No. 1. I’ve always approached this game that way and how I’ve worked that way, so I wouldn’t settle for 42, like I said.”
(In a contract year, some players have not come to voluntary workouts in similar circumstances. Was that an issue at all? Was that crossing your mind at all to not be here during voluntary workouts?) – “No, that didn’t cross my mind at all. My whole objective was to help my team get to the Super Bowl. That starts with me being here, first of all. I’m not really worried about any contract or anything like that. I’m more focused on trying to help my team get to the Super Bowl, week-in and week-out, playing hard, playing well, playing together.”
(That being said, has there been progress made between you and the Dolphins starting with an extension?) – “We’ve talked back and forth but there’s nothing really going on. Honestly, we’re just really kind of focusing on right now – today. That’s the priority right now.”
(Obviously you’d like to get the deal done before the season?) – “Wouldn’t you? (laughter)”
(What is your breaking point?) – “Like I said, again, I don’t really have a breaking point. Honestly, I’m at the point in my life where I’m set. I’m comfortable with the position that I am in right now and again, I’m here to help my team get to the Super Bowl. It starts with me being here. I can’t be one of those guys that sit out or not show up or just bring bad whatever to the organization. It’s something that for me, I know that I needed to be here.”
(Having said that, what they did this offseason, what they’ve done with some of the guys, that gives you kind of an idea of what…) – “I don’t understand all that stuff. I don’t understand what all that stuff means. I’m just kind of in the background. I’m just kind in the background waiting my turn.”
(What are your thoughts on the NFL relaxing the celebration rules?) – “(Clapping) It is about time! Me and the big guys are already talking about celebrations to do together. It’s going to be interesting this year.”
(Can you talk about the potential here, keeping WR Kenny Stills here and bringing TE Julius Thomas in. Can you talk about the potential of the offense you see this year?) – “It’s endless. First of all, to speak on it, it’s an opportunity again to get all of us together in the same room. It kind of started with re-signing Kenny, getting DeVante (Parker) healthy and then bringing in a piece like Julius and Anthony Fasano. These guys are going to help our offense in the pass game, in the run game, but also their leadership. They’ve been a part of a couple of teams that have won … I think Julius was part of the Super Bowl team. To have their leadership in the locker room and on the field as well, it’s big time for us.”
(With a big target like TE Julius Thomas, what can he bring, if he’s healthy and his best years were under Head Coach Adam Gase in Denver? What can he bring to this offense?) – “Like you said, first of all we’ve got to keep him healthy. I think the biggest thing is, he’s almost kind of a hybrid. He can play by himself on an island or he can be the third guy inside and still use his speed to beat linebackers and beat safeties. Having him in our offense and putting him in the right position to make plays for us is going to be huge.”
(How much is having TE Julius Thomas going to help you particularly since you work between the hashmarks?) – “A lot. And again, it goes with every guy being able to move in this room. It starts with Kenny (Stills), it starts with DeVante (Parker), it starts with Jay Ajayy, the offensive line. And Julius is in there, as well. To have him in there, to have him a part of this, it’s going to make our offense go that much better and also allow me to get one-on-one matchups and not so many double teams.”
(We see the knee brace on QB Ryan Tannehill. Any difference in him?) – “No. That’s a little swag. (laughter). That’s all. That’s a little swag. It hasn’t slowed him down. His recovery process has been tremendous. He’s been throwing since, I want to say April. He’s been throwing out there. We’ve been throwing together and now he’s just trying to find the rhythm, along with the timing, now that we’ve got the defensive line out there (and) the DBs. But he’s still competing like (number) 17.”
(Did you speak with Odell Beckham Jr. about his contract situation? Because he’s holding out right now.) – “I’m worried about the Miami Dolphins.”
(Derek Carr is up for a new deal and he said he said he won’t address it, he doesn’t want anyone talking to him about it once training starts. Is that a deadline you have as well?) – “No. Like I said, I’m here. I’m here to help my team. All that other stuff, it’ll come. It’ll come. I think this is my main focus and I think the guys upstairs understand that too. I’m sure you heard (General Manager) Chris Grier say multiple times, ‘We take care of our own,’ and I’m at peace about that and I’m comfortable. Like I said, I’m comfortable where I’m at.”
(You mentioned double teams. If you guys throw the ball like 35 times a game, how many of those would you say in the past couple of years you’ve seen double teams?) – “Honestly, it depends on if I’m the third receiver inside or it depends on the down and distance. Generally third down and the red zone, I typically get doubled more often than not. So I would say about half, at least the majority of the time, I’m probably getting doubled.”
(What’s the next step for you in terms of improving as a player?) – “I think for me it’s continued leadership and by that, I say you see some of these guys, you talk about LeBron James, Michael Jordan, things that they’ve done for their team. They make guys around them better. So again, like the yapping and all that, it’s healthy competition but also just trying to find a way to make the guys around me better and pushing myself day-in and day-out and leading by example. I’m not much of a talker, but I kind of lead by example a little bit.”
(What kind of growth have you seen from CB Xavien Howard from his rookie year to now?) – “Well ‘X’ (Xavien Howard) is a baller. I’ve seen him come off an injury and play in the Jets game and I think Brandon Marshall had one catch or two catches, and he made a couple of hell of a plays. To see his progress under Reshad (Jones) and under ‘Max’ (Byron Maxwell), the way that he’s learning and the competition behind him, even with ‘Lipp’ (Tony Lippett) and Bobby McCain. Those guys are pushing him and ‘X,’ he just continues to make plays for us, and that’s what we need out of him.”
