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Jerome Johnson – May 15, 2021 Download PDF version

Saturday, May 15, 2021

DT Jerome Johnson

(You obviously had a good body of work in the Big 10, accomplished a lot of things. Were you surprised you weren’t drafted and why did you pick the Dolphins over the chances you might have had with some other teams?) – “Obviously I enjoyed my time at Indiana, but I’m here now. As far as getting drafted goes, I think it doesn’t really matter. I have this opportunity. I’m ready to learn and see what happens from here.”

(What do you think it’s going to be like? You’ve been up in the Midwest obviously – getting acclimated to this weather and practicing in it.) – “I’m originally from Mississippi. It’s about the same. I have family down here, so I’m kind of used to it. But obviously being in Indiana for that long, you have to get reacclimated and things like that. It will be fine.”

(I read that in college, you were known as a guy who was not a morning person at all. Given that the training camp practices start at 8 a.m., are you going to be loading up on the caffeine or where are you with that?) – “I’m fine now. (laughter) You learn, you grow, you do what you’ve got to do.”

(Was there anything about the Dolphins in terms of their player development that appealed to you signing here? They’ve had several undrafted rookies who have come in and won jobs and played well. WR Preston Williams is among one of the more recent ones. DT Benito Jones from you home state, last year played some defensive snaps. Did that factor into your thinking in signing here?) – “I think coming here, after overall looking at everything, I just think it was a good choice. It was a great opportunity for me to learn and get acclimated into the system and see what I can do.”

(What’s your favorite thing about being a d-lineman? Is it getting the sack, is it pushing one of the offensive linemen down, is it getting into the backfield? What’s your favorite thing about playing the position that you do?) – “I think it’s just fun. The opportunity to be on the field and get to play with the guys beside me.”

(There is one clip I saw that mentions a play where you apparently caught RB Saquon Barkley from behind. Is that accurate, and if so, what happened?) – “That was a couple of years ago, I honestly don’t remember what really happened. (laughter)”

(You’ve got a lot of guys in here this weekend that’s never met each other before. What’s the collective mood and the environment like for everybody, and this learning experience?) – “I think it’s a good environment. The guys came in. They were ready to learn. Everyone got acquainted and are building relationships, as we should, in the time being.”

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