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Josh Grizzard – October 6, 2020

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Wide Receivers Coach Josh Grizzard

(I wanted to talk to you about WR DeVante Parker. You’ve been here since 2017. To see him go from a 309-yard season up to over 1,200 yards. He spoke to us about just being a little bit more professional and knowing how to manage the nicks and bruises daily. I just want to get a bird’s eye view of your take of WR DeVante Parker from where he came when you first got here to where he is today.) – “It’s a testament to him, that he’s been able to play through some of the things that he’s dealing with lately. Just to go out that early in a game – he’s been having a good year – and gets nicked and comes back, and not only comes back, but has a great game and plays well. It’s good to see from him because you can tell that he’s maturing and that’s the leadership role that we’ve talked about in the past. For those young guys, whether its Lynn (Bowden Jr.) or Malcolm (Perry) or (Kirk) Merritt or Matt (Cole) or any of those guys, just to see that ,I think it’s a great example for the room and not only for the room, but the whole offense and the team in general.”

(You’ve been here for a while – long enough to see the relationship WR DeVante Parker has with WR Jakeem Grant. One, can you describe the relationship? And are you surprised that DeVante made a cartoon based on it?) – “No. Not surprised in the slightest. It’s ‘Unc’ and ‘Nephew.’ I think it is what it is. (laughter) It’s funny. They are connected at the hip. You see them all the time. They enjoy competing together. They keep it light in the room. They’re are guys that can pick on each other and everybody knows it’s good intended. It’s fun to be around. They bring juice. It feeds everybody else, whether it’s our position group or other groups. It’s pretty cool, their relationship.”

(I’m tempted to ask when you’re going to be a part of the cartoon, but my real question is related to WR Preston Williams. He has 17 targets, six receptions. How do you get that percentage up higher?) – “In terms of the cartoon, I’m not sure. We’ve got a lot of work to do in here, so it’s kind of hard to have any free time. But in regards to Preston, I think he’s been improving each week. There are things that we design to try to get him the ball because we know he’s a good player. Whether the coverage dictates it or it doesn’t go to him, it kind of is what it is; but he’s working hard in practice. He’s improving. I know his time is going to come and he’s got the right mindset. We’re moving forward with the process, just stay on track and it will come.”

(On WR Preston Williams, I know he and you guys don’t like to make excuses; but have you seen that knee injury have any limitations early on? Maybe how explosive he’s been able to be as a receiver?) – “I’ll let Preston talk about where he feels percentage wise; but again, I see the improvement there from week to week and practices. I think his time will come. It’s just a matter of when that is. A lot of coverages dictate where the ball goes and things of that nature.”

(Talking about WR DeVante Parker, with us he’s very low key. How is he in terms of his personality with the other wide receivers and how have you seen that grow in the time you’ve been with him?) – “He’s one of the leaders in the room, so any kind of relationship he has with those guys, joking back and forth, especially with Jakeem (Grant) and Isaiah (Ford) and guys that have been around. To your point, he is definitely a man of few words compared to other people we’re around; but I love his personality type. He just goes out there and works. You can tell he enjoys the game, and to see that kind of fighting through injuries and that maturation process is great to see because I can tell that he’s happy. That’s the main thing.”  

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