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Jason Sanders – October 14, 2020 Download PDF version

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

K Jason Sanders

(Congratulations on being named player of the week. What does that mean to you, and how important is it for you to be able to contribute the way that you have so far this year?) – “I’m off to a good start so for me, it’s a matter of how do I treat each kick the same? If that 20-yard field goal that’s happens in the first quarter, it’s the same importance as the fourth quarter kick. That’s the mentality I kind of have to take with each kick. When I go out on the field, I’m treating that 20-yarder the same as that 50-yarder.”

(I wanted to ask you about what you do, what your job is and what I mean by that is – from my point of view on the outside looking in, it seems like so often kickers are totally overlooked until they screw up. What do you see? How do you describe your job and how it’s looked upon?) – “That’s the down part of the job is when you miss the kick, everybody wants to point fingers; but when you’re making kicks, it’s ‘he’s doing his job.’ You want to be able to do your job. Whether it’s five kicks or two kicks, you want to walk off that field 100 percent.”

(You’re first in field goal percentage. You’ve got to be near the top in points. I don’t have that stat in front of me. But they announced today that there will be no Pro Bowl in 2021. Is that just to keep you out?) – “Like I said, every kick to me is going to be the same kick. I don’t want to be able to look at stats and say I should made this one or I should’ve made that one. I just want to be able to go out there and walk out of each stadium 100 percent, whether it’s PATs or field goals.”

(I’m curious, in baseball when there is a no hitter they don’t talk about it. When you’re perfect as a field goal kicker, are you able to talk about that or how does that go?) – “That’s kind of what I’m getting at. I want to stay on the same level. I don’t want to get too deep into the highs. I don’t want to get off track. I want to come out in every Wednesday practice and have the same Wednesday practice I did last week, the same Friday practice I did the week before. So when I go out on Sunday, it’s going to be the same thing it was last week.”

(I wanted to ask you about celebrity. And what I mean by that is former Special Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi used to say that LB Mike Hull could be in the line at a Dunkin’ Donuts and nobody would know who he was. Of course, I hope Hull is doing well wherever he is; but have you been recognized at a Dunkin’ Donuts line?) –“At a Dunkin’ Donuts line? (laughter) No, I have not.”

(What about in general? Do you get the sense that people know they are in the presence of a football player?) – “I’ve been stopped maybe twice. Twice at a mall. That was about it. I like where I’m at right now.”

(Going back to your stats for a second, I know you take one kick at a time and all. Are you saying that the idea of having a perfect season kicking the ball has not crossed your mind?) – “That’s the goal, right? You want to walk out being 100 percent. For me, when the season is over, it’s a good time to reflect on what you did during the season. We’re only in Week 5 right now. It’s a long season. That’s kind of why I want to stay on the same line right now just going forward.”

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