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Mack Hollins – November 25, 2020 Download PDF version

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

WR Mack Hollins

(I don’t know if this has been asked to you already. It probably has. But I need to know the inspiration for the touchdown dance a couple of weeks ago. What was it like to teach DE Shaq Lawson on the sidelines after that game?) – “I mean most of my dances are pretty made up whenever I’m feeling it. That was my second touchdown. My first touchdown, I did the backpack dance, which kind of just hit me. Then this past one, I don’t know what that one’s called. I kind of made that one up, too. I don’t know. Maybe the ‘Mack Roll’ or something like that. It’s just whatever – whatever I’m feeling at the moment, I’ll just break out. I just play in the moment. I guess my dances reflect that.”

(We haven’t gotten a chance to talk to you a bunch this season but I see you’ve switched from the afro to the free-flowing hair. When did you make that switch and what led to it?) – “My hair is just whatever I’m doing that week. Sometimes I’ll braid it. Sometimes I’ll have it like how I have it right now. Sometimes I’ll pick it out into the afro. It really depends on if I get it braided, if I feel like dealing with it and how much time I have before a game or who is coming down. If my parents are coming down, usually I have it more under control than if they’re not coming down.”

(What was it about the Dolphins that was appealing to you? And I’m doing a story on Head Coach Brian Flores and I’m curious, what kind of a change in coaching style was it from Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson to Flores?) – “It wasn’t really up to me. Obviously I got claimed off waivers so I didn’t really get to choose the Dolphins, but I’m glad that I’m down here. It’s a young team and it’s a team that I enjoy being on because there is a lot of energy and we have a lot of fun. Now we’re starting to win games and understand how to win games. I think I came at a great time and I’m glad that I can be a part of it. I think every coach is different that I’ve ever played with. They’re all great in different ways. I had success when I was in Philly with Coach Pederson and we’re having success down here with Coach Flores. It’s hard to explain. It’s like comparing two players; it’s hard for me to explain their differences when they’re both being successful. It’s a little easier when one is not successful and one is successful, so I’m not really sure how to answer that other than they’re just both good coaches in their own way.”

(Obviously you’ve played more on offense here the past few weeks but I wanted to ask you about your position as gunner on special teams. What do you enjoy most about doing that and seeing your effort out there? There have been many times this season where you have caused disruption back there on the back end of a punt return.) – “Anybody who has ever played gunner will tell you that it’s probably like the hardest rep you can get in football. I mean it’s basically just run as fast as you can but get beat up along the way. It’s just a ‘who wants it more’ type of thing. Usually it’s one-on-one. Every once in a while you get a vice or a two-on-one; but if it’s one-on-one, it’s just who wants it more. And I really enjoy that because in my mind, I’ll always want it more than the person across from me. That’s just my opportunity to prove that. I really enjoy that play because I’m able to run, I’m able to be physical and that goes to my traits as a player, being a big and fast guy. I really enjoy it. Gunner is probably my favorite position special teams-wise and I like causing that disruption down there.”

(One of my most read stories of the year is about your hair. It’s the only one that wasn’t about QB Tua Tagovailoa, so thank you. I didn’t get a chance to ask you about it but I still wrote a story about it. I wanted to follow up about Head Coach Brian Flores. I’m originally from New York and he’s from New York – he’s from Brooklyn. How does Coach Flores’ personality and leadership style sort of align with what the perception of New Yorkers is. He’s obviously a New Yorker.) – “I don’t know. I don’t really know the perception on New Yorkers, really; so I’m not really sure. I mean ‘Coach Flo’ (Brian Flores) expects a lot from everybody and there’s nobody – whether you’re practice squad or the starting quarterback, he expects the same from you. He expects you to be great. He expects you to play at a high level. I don’t know if that’s what New Yorkers are. If they expect a lot from you, then New Yorkers aren’t half bad. (laughter)”

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