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Justin Coleman – March 18, 2021 Download PDF version

Thursday, March 18, 2021

CB Justin Coleman

(What led you to sign with Miami? Can you take us through the process a little bit?) – “The main thing is that I know (Defensive Coordinator Josh) Boyer and ‘Coach Flo’ (Brian Flores). They were actually part of the New England program, and that kind of convinced me to lean towards this way. Not to mention I kind of looked at the defense, looked at the offense, looked at the team and I checked them out. The potential, the ability is extraordinary. I like these guys, I like the team, I like this organization. And also location. This is a great location to be at. (laughter)”

(Tell us about your strengths as a player? What are some things that you think you do well?) – “Honestly, when I think of my strengths, I think of a couple of words – relentless, smart, determined. And when I think of relentless, (I think of) whatever it takes to get the job done. I feel like I’m going to do whatever it takes and I’m going to give it my all. I feel like as long as I pay close attention to details and learn from my teammates and learn from the coaches, I can better myself as a player and as a person as well.”

(You talked about potential. You’re joining a team that led the NFL in interceptions last year. What do you think about your group specifically there with CB Xavien Howard, CB Byron Jones, CB Nik Needham and some of those guys there in that cornerback room?) – “I think that’s an extremely talented group and I’m definitely going to raise the competition. I’m willing to compete for whatever position it turns out to be and those guys are definitely going to create competition. I’m looking forward to playing next to these guys and I’m looking forward to learning from them as well.”

(What was 2020 like for you? I know you dealt with COVID-19 for a bit, and you had the injury. It couldn’t have been what you expected. Are you eager to get back out there?) – “I don’t really want to talk about what happened in 2020 because I’m looking forward to 2021. I can say that I’m going to learn from everything that happened in 2020 and the injury was unfortunate; but I’m just working to become a better player this year.”

(What was your impression of Head Coach Brian Flores in New England and what’s your impression of the job he’s doing in Miami?) – “He’s always been someone who I thought was an aggressive coach who feels very confident in what he’s doing. If he’s confident, I’m right along with him. I’m confident with him. What he has going on here, I’m confident that he’ll get things done.”

(Defensive Coordinator Josh Boyer was your cornerbacks coach when you first got into the NFL. Now he’s going to be your defensive coordinator. What stands out most when you look back at your time working with him?) – “The fact that he understands discipline, he understands football, he understands that no matter how many different schemes people can come up with, football never changes. He can put a lot of players in a relaxed state and what I mean by that is he makes me feel comfortable when it comes to a certain situation because he just lets you know that football doesn’t change and he simplifies it as much as he needs to in order to get the player to understand what they need to do.”

(I know you don’t want to talk about previous years, but I guess watching you in previous years, you seem like you were effective most when you were in the slot. Did you talk to them about whether that slot role was the role you wanted to compete for? Or what their vision is for you in this defense?) – “Honestly, I came in here with the mindset that I’m going to compete for whatever role it is. Wherever they put me at, I feel like I’m going to give it my all and compete.”

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