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Jordan Howard – August 5, 2020 Download PDF version

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

RB Jordan Howard

(I wanted to ask you about yourself and RB Matt Breida and the tandem that you might be able to form. When we first spoke to you, Matt had not yet come aboard and I’m wondering if you and he had talked about maybe your complementary skills and what you could each offer this team?) – “No, we haven’t talked about that. All of the running backs in the room, we’re really just trying to have all of us make the team and play whatever role they want us to play, so we haven’t really discussed roles and stuff like that. Just trying to do our part for the team.”

(We saw yesterday that WR Allen Hurns opted out. I wanted to get your thoughts on that and if you had any consideration to opting out yourself?) – “Everybody has their own situation. I know a lot of guys, they have families and stuff and people expecting kids and stuff like that, so it’s a secondary precaution. I would do the same if I was in that situation; but no, I didn’t ever think about opting out.”

(You’re third in the league in rushing yards since 2016, but not a lot of people know that. Have you felt overlooked at all over the course of your career?) – “Yeah, I’ve definitely felt overlooked. When I was racking up a lot of those yards, I was on a losing team, so people didn’t really pay attention to that. I don’t really blame them; but yeah, I definitely feel like I’m overlooked.”

(You talked earlier about not having anything to prove this season. What are your personal goals for yourself and for the Dolphins?) – “Just be consistent each and every game, be the best player I can, play to my abilities and just help the team win in any role they want me to be in.”

(Last year the Dolphins’ leading rusher was the quarterback and I’m wondering what do you think of that and how much of a disaster would it be if that repeats this year?) – “I don’t feel like we’ll have a problem this year. I feel like we’re going to do pretty well up front. We brought a lot of new guys in. I feel like we’re going to have a good system and just all going to be on the same skill, so I feel like we’re going to be gelling pretty well.”

(You talked about being overlooked in the past. Do you see this as an opportunity to change that and what is it about this situation that presents that opportunity for you?) – “I’m not really worried about proving people wrong or trying to be not overlooked anymore. I kind of use that to my advantage – being an underdog and stuff like that – but I’m not really trying to change that narrative.”

(My question is about Offensive Coordinator Chan Gailey’s run scheme and his offenses have traditionally ran the ball very well. I was curious to know, what is it about his system that will benefit your skillset most?) – “I guess he just knows – his personality – just puts us in the best positions to be successful, so I feel like no matter who the running back is, he’s going to tailor the scheme to their abilities.”

(I wanted to see how much did you know about RB Matt Breida coming in and what do you think about his skillset balanced with yours and how that’ll work for the run game?) – “I remember watching Matt (Breida) in college. He was busting a whole lot of long runs and stuff like that. I just know he’s very dynamic. He can take it to the house any play, so I know he’s a very explosive player and I can’t wait to see how he helps the team out.”

(How is QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in the short time you’ve spent with him?) – “Awesome. Great. He’s been great. I can see why everybody loves him. He’s just a people person. Everybody gravitates towards him. He’s very selfless, always puts the team first and everything. I just feel like he’s a great leader so far.”

(On that same line, could you tell us about any interactions that you’ve had with QB Tua Tagovailoa and just the vibe that you get from him?) – “Tua (Tagovailoa), he’s definitely a people person as well. Just a chill guy. I guess being from Hawaii, he just hangs loose. He’s definitely – people are going to gravitate toward him like ‘Fitz’ (Ryan Fitzpatrick). He’s just – he’s hungry. He’s being patient right now, but he’s definitely hungry.”

(When we spoke to you back in March, you had mentioned the difficulty in lifting weights given what’s going on in the world. Where do you stand now? Given your running style is a power running style, do you think you’re where you need to be or are you still working your way back with your strength?) – “I feel like I’m in a good place. We’re in the acclimation period right now, so we’re just getting back into the groove of things – the way the strength coaches want us to lift and stuff like that. I feel like I’ve put in a lot of good work this offseason, so I feel like I’m in a pretty good place right now.”

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