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Jaylen Waddle – January 6, 2022 Download PDF version

Thursday, January 6, 2022

WR Jaylen Waddle

(I’m sure you’ve been told that you were named team MVP. What does that mean to you to be a rookie and to be given this award?) – “It means a lot. Just being on this team and trying to help win games. It means a lot, just coming from – I don’t know who voted on it, but I appreciate it for sure.”

(How would you describe the way you think you can best positively impact your team?) – “I think it’s different ways to be honest. If it’s getting the ball, getting the ball in space, going down field, blocking, doing things like that. Or if it’s taking two defenders with me so somebody else can get open or have an easier route. There are different ways I can help the team. Returning. Things like that. There are a lot of different ways.”

(You’ll have a lot to live up to being the MVP in your first ever year. You have so many years ahead of you. How much better do you think you can be in future years?) – “I think I’ve got room for growth always. I look back on games and look back on film. I’ll probably watch a lot of the games after the season and just see where I can get better at. I see every week something I can get better at. There is a lot of growth in my game.”

(Did your first season in the NFL surpass your expectations? Are you happy with your stats and all of that? And if winning the MVP of the season gives you more motivation to keep going?) – “I really didn’t have expectations going into the season. I was just trying to make a name, do what I was told, not mess up and just try to help the team at whatever position they put me at. So going in there, that was kind of my expectations for the year. To be honest, I didn’t know they gave awards to teams. This is my first time hearing about it, for real. I didn’t know they did that.”

(How did you find out? What was the scene like when you found out about the award? And what was the best reaction you have from any of your coaches or teammates? Or friends and family for that matter.) – “I just heard about it probably like 20 minutes ago. Dan Marino actually told me, so that was pretty cool. My mom was a big Dan Marino fan, so I’ll tell her about that one. (laughter)”

(What did Dan say?) – “He was like, ‘Hey, congratulations.’ Dan is a cool guy so he’s kind of got his little congratulations and things like that. It was pretty cool.”

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