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Melvin Ingram – August 23, 2022 Download PDF version

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

LB Melvin Ingram

(QB Tua Tagovailoa had mentioned that you, CB Xavien Howard, and some of the other veteran guys wanted to get out there, but Head Coach Mike McDaniel was being cautious there. From your vantage point, watching the defense, what did you like and what were your impressions?) – “A lot of guys flying around. I feel like we’ve got a chance to be special. There’s a lot of guys playing complementary football out there, flying around making plays, getting 11 hats to the ball. We did a good job of that.”

(What do you like about this defense as a whole?) – “It’s young. It’s young and it’s hungry, and that’s the key. When you have a young, hungry defense, you have a chance to be special for a long time.”

(Can you compare it to any other defense you’ve been on?) – “I don’t like doing that. This defense has its own unique style and it’s something special.”

(How do you feel where you’re at?) – “I feel great. I feel amazing. I’m sweating a little bit. (laughter)”

(These Miami Augusts are a little different, huh?) – “It’s cool. I’ve been down here a lot so I’m not tripping. It’s great weather. What other place would you rather be at?”

(Tomorrow you’re going to be facing the Philadelphia Eagles for a joint practice. How do you feel like the team is going to perform tomorrow?) – “We’re going to come out and step up to the challenge. We’re going to always do that no matter where we’re at. We’re going to come out and do it. We’re going to play football. It’s going to be another day. another day at the office. Put that hard hat on and go to work.”

(Head Coach Mike McDaniel said that in some cases, he kind of views the joint practices and overall training camp practices are more beneficial or more telling than a preseason game because you can dictate certain terms, whether it’s zone or third down.) – “Yeah, you get a chance to go against another opponent and it’s a practice style environment where you can do move the ball, run and you can control everything. It’s always good to do things like that. The preseason is always good too. You get to go out and fully tackle and see players do their thing. It’s always a good thing to go out and have joint practices.”

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