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Justin Bethel – September 12, 2022 Download PDF version

Monday, September 12, 2022

CB Justin Bethel

(What was it like getting integrated with the team so quickly and making some key special teams plays?) – “It’s really cool. I got cut at the deadline then was literally here the next day, started practicing and getting acclimated to everything. The weather is definitely different than in New England, obviously. Being able to come out and play against the team that let you go is always a cool feeling. You know a lot of the guys. You’ve been practicing against them. I was there all training camp so I kind of knew how they were. Playing them in a live game is a little different than in practice. It was cool to be able to go out there and make a good play at gunner. That’s what I’m here for. That’s what I do. I’ve been doing it for a while. I just hope to keep going and make those same kind of plays.”

(You were born in Sumter, SC. Do you often visit a lot? What was it like growing up?) – “I was born in Sumter, South Carolina and moved to Columbia, South Carolina when I was about six. I went to Blythewood High School then went to Presbyterian College. I do try to go down – I throw a camp every year like a 7-on-7, and then I’ll go down and see my parents. They’re still out there. So I’ll go back every year, see them, spend a couple of days down there, see them, see other family. I’m always trying to find a way to get back down there. I still go back to my high school every now and then and go back to my college and just show some love.”

(The running game had a lot of new working parts, starting with Head Coach Mike McDaniel. There were two new offensive linemen, new running backs. Do you have any idea how long it generally takes a new running game to get in sync? A couple of weeks or a couple of months?) – “The guys got the whole offseason to try and get things going and it’s hard – a lot of things you can’t really tell until you’re hitting live bullets. I think they’ll get everything how they need to get it. From that, you just watch and see them make progress and get better every week.”

(Coming over from New England, were you able to reveal to the Dolphins valuable team secrets?) – “(laughter) I know every time somebody like the Pats pick up somebody from the Dolphins or the Dolphins pick up somebody from the Pats, they’re like, ‘Oh, they got him so they can tell him all of the secrets.’ You’ve got other guys who have played there. You’ve got coaches who have played there. Really, when you’re talking about a division opponent, they play each other so much that there’s a lot they already know. They didn’t really ask me anything. It was kind of this is what we do, this is how we run things and trying to get me acclimated to how it’s going to be here. We just kind of went from there.”

(What do you think it will take for you to get back to your Pro Bowl level that you had earlier in your career?) – “Truthfully, I always kind of feel that I’ve worked to reach that kind of level – Pro Bowl, All Pro. That’s my goal every year. I’m always criticizing myself on what I could have done differently on this play, what I could have done differently on that play. I feel like I should be able to make every play out there. But that’s my goal every year. That’s never gone away. I think I have the capabilities to do it. I might be a little older than everybody else but I definitely think I still have the gas in the tank to get it done.”

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