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Matt Breida – December 17, 2020 Download PDF version

Thursday, December 17, 2020

RB Matt Breida

(Can you kind of fill us in on what we missed? How were the last couple of weeks for you? Did you have any symptoms or anything like that?) – “I was feeling fine the whole time, just going through the whole process of whatever I had to go through. I’m really just happy to back out here. I love football, so I’m happy to be back.”

(As an NFL player, you know that any snap can lead to an injury. There are obvious ways that you could miss time, but this seems like something that is kind of unforeseen. What was it like being out for something that wasn’t injury-related?) – “It sucks, especially knowing that … It sucks, but like I said, I’m happy to be back out here with the guys. They did a great job with everything. I’m just happy to be back and help the team.”

(Obviously this season probably hasn’t gone maybe the way you have wanted it to go. I wanted to ask you, what do you see for yourself in the final three games? What do you see for yourself in the final three games coming up here?) – “Do whatever I’ve got to do to help our team. I feel like we have a great shot this year accomplishing our goals and doing what we want to do. We’ve just got to handle business these last three weeks and like I said at the beginning – I’m going to keep saying it – whatever the team asks me to do, I’m going to do.”

(I wanted to ask you, obviously COVID is no joke; but you had a break because of the injury, but now you had a break because of COVID. Do you feel fresh?) – “I feel great. I feel 100 percent healthy. I’m ready to go.”

(The last time you played, I believe you had 10 touches against the Jets, including eight carries on November 29. What do you remember about how things were going that day? Did you feel like things were going quite well?) – “Yeah, I felt like we were executing well. You always want to do better, but I felt like things were going well. I thought we were running the ball decently and it just felt like another game to me. I was getting into a good rhythm, our team was playing well, the defense was playing great, coaches were coaching well, so everything was going good.”

(You were part of a team last year that made a run all the way to the Super Bowl and I’m curious the Dolphins may be one of the younger teams in the NFL, what kind of value do you think that experience and playing in so many big games last year brings to this year’s team?) – “It brings a lot because whenever guys ask questions or especially I would say the rookies – not so much the older guys because I feel like a lot of those guys have played in big games before – but every week, you just treat it the same way. You don’t treat anything differently. You don’t go out there and try to make a big play; just do your job at the end of the day. I feel like we’ve got a great team, talented guys and that’ll take care of business as long as you just focus on what you’ve got to do. Don’t treat any game different.”

(I was thinking about how you, RB Salvon Ahmed and RB Myles Gaskin have all faced various things whether it was injury or the COVID-19 list. One or the other, it’s constantly something. I’m wondering do you guys have a running back text message thread or something?) – “Nah, that’s just 2020 for you, man. It’s a crazy year with everything that’s been going on. Just a bunch of unfortunate things; but at the end of the day, we’ve got guys on the team (who are ready) no matter what happens and that’s why we’re at where we’re at now.”

(We know Head Coach Brian Flores very well up here from his time with the Patriots, but we don’t know him as a head coach – something that he is now in Miami. You’ve been around the league, played for a few different coaches. What have you learned about Coach Flores? What are some things that you’ve learned to appreciate about him?) – “Just that he treats every player the same, no matter how good you are or if you’re on the practice squad. He expects great things out of you. He’s a great coach. He’s going to be coaching for a very long time in this league. It’s rare that you’re around coaches like him who are fairly young, understand what it takes to win and just what goes into this game. Since I’ve been here, I’ve seen nothing but great things about him and I love that he’s my head coach. I think all the guys on the team feel the same way. We all want to play for him and go out there and players lay it on the line for him, and he does the same for us. He’s just a great head coach.”

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