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Kiko Alonso – September 21, 2017 Download PDF version

Thursday, September 21, 2017

LB Kiko Alonso

(Puerto Rico has been leveled by the hurricane. You have ties to the island. What are your thoughts on that?) – “My dad’s side of the family lives there and just seeing the pictures of what happened is devastating. My heart goes out to them and I’m trying to get something done to raise some money for (them). Obviously they’ve got all kinds of issues, so that should be up and running soon.”

(Does it make it, not tough to concentrate, but is it going to be occupying your mind a little bit?) – “Yes, definitely. Just seeing the photos is crazy, just the damage that’s been done.”

(And you were there this summer doing a clinic, correct?) – “Yes, we were there in April. So, yes it’s crazy. We were just there and now just seeing what happened. Mother Nature is a beast.”

(Do you have people actually living there?) – “Yes, they’re all, just about all of them are there: my cousins, aunts, uncle. They’re all over there. I still haven’t talked to them yet; but it sounds like they’re okay.”

(Did anything stand out to you during the clinic that you did over there? What was that week like?) – “Yes, those kids love playing football. It’s obviously not the biggest sport, you’ve got baseball, you’ve got boxing, volleyball, basketball, but there’s a lot of kids that play and there’s a lot of talent. Football’s all about passion and pride and they’ve got a lot of that.”

(Both Head Coach Adam Gase and Defensive Coordinator Matt Burke today were talking about your leadership among the linebackers. Did you feel, coming in, that it was your place to lead the way because you’ve got a lot of young guys around you?) – “Yes, this is my fifth year. We’ve got a lot of young guys, so I’m just going to use that as (motivation) to be a leader on the team.”

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