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Jaylen Waddle – November 24, 2021 Download PDF version

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

WR Jaylen Waddle

(You haven’t had a lot of return opportunities, but are you feeling like you’re close to breaking one? We’re all waiting for the moment, that Jaylen Waddle return leaving everyone in the dust.) – “(laughter) I mean I’m not pressing it. But if I get an opportunity, I’ll try to make the most of it.”

(I know most of the focus is on receiving. Is that much of what you focus on at all during the week? The return element, how much time is spent on that either from a film study standpoint or from a practice standpoint, on that aspect of the game?) – “Definitely a lot of time throughout the week. Knowing the return, knowing how I’m going to hit it on the blocks, how I’m going to set it up. A good amount of time goes into it, of course.”

(What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food? Do you have a plan on where you might eat?) – “My favorite Thanksgiving food? Some turkey, some good homemade mac and cheese. That sounds kind of good.”

(Are you going to QB Tua Tagovailoa’s house?) – “Tua did tell me to come over there. I might come over there. I plan on going all around and just picking up plates really. (laughter)”

(To all different teammates?) – “Yeah for sure, for sure. I got to get around to the bigger guys. They eat good so I definitely got to stop over there. (laughter)”

(How many plates do you plan on having?) – “I’m going to stack up for like a good four days. I’d say about four or five plates.”

(Do you bring a dish? Is there a dish you cook?) – “No. I’m not bringing nothing. I’m just bringing myself. (laughter) I’m not bringing nothing.”

(I saw this argument online. What’s better – Thanksgiving dinner itself or eating leftovers afterwards?) – “That’s tough. Them leftovers hit different. I’m not going to lie, them leftovers hit different that day after.”

(Who is the best cook on the team?) – “In college, Raekwon (Davis) used to barbecue. I think that’s the only person’s food I had. I’d say Raekwon. He used to barbecue back in college.”

(I know we talked last week about you being top four, top five, now fifth in the NFL in receptions. I know winning is the most important but would finishing in the top five in the league in receptions as a rookie be meaningful to you?) – “Yeah, of course. Just having a lot of receptions and positive plays is always good, so definitely.”

(In recent weeks, more of the trick plays have gotten into the gameplan. When those get called into the huddle, do your guys’ ears perk up, like this is going to be exciting? Are you like making sure everyone has to execute this right? Is there an excitement level that brings?) – “I think it’s more of an execution thing. Knowing that if we want this play to work, it’s got to be right on the dot. I think it’s more about us knowing our assignment and keyed in on what we need to do to make this play work.”

(One of the things that QB Tua Tagovailoa has done well this year is that in fourth quarters he has a high success rate in terms of completions and scoring and things like that. What do you know about Tua relative to how he performs in clutch situations?) – “He doesn’t really let pressure or things like that get to him. It’s hard to rattle him. I think the fourth quarter is crunch time and you need something, and he’s confident in his ability to go out there and perform well.”

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