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Nate Brooks – December 12, 2019 Download PDF version

Thursday, December 12, 2019

DB Nate Brooks

(On being signed by the Dolphins.) – “You definitely have a sense of pride for someone taking a chance on you, but I’m more grateful than anything.”

(What’s the experience like trying to learn the playbook in the span of a week?) – “It’s not that hard. Being an athlete you know you have to come in and learn plays fast off top, so it wasn’t that hard.”

(What was your level of communication with the Dolphins before signing you? In the draft process?) – “No much, really. It’s the first time I’ve heard from them, honestly.”

(So what did they say to you when they picked you up?) – “They just wanted me to come play.”

(What’s your mentality about trying to seize the opportunity that you have?) – “Take advantage of every opportunity I get. Whenever my number is called, I’m going to go on and give it all I got and make a play.”

(How familiar are you with South Florida?) – “I trained out here for the pre-draft process.”

(Who did you train with?) – “XPE in Fort Lauderdale. I don’t know it too well, but I’ve been out here for a couple months.”

(You’ve clearly been here for months, right?) – “Yeah.”

(What do you feel like your strengths were in college?) – “I felt like I had great instincts in college. I was aggressive and I had good ball skills. (Those are) some of my strengths.”

(How do you avoid thinking or worrying that this stage is too big for you?) – “I think it goes back to your preparation. You have to get your confidence from your preparation, so once I feel like I know the playbook, know my opponent, no stage is too big.”

(A certain amount of chemistry is required too in the secondary, but that comes with time. If you don’t have the time, how do you make up for that?) – “Right here in the locker room. Joke round, laugh with them and then in the meeting room, just talk it up, try to build that camaraderie as fast as you can.”

(So how quickly have you learned everybody’s name?) – “(laughter) I know a couple people. I don’t know everybody’s name, honestly.”

(Did you know anybody before you got here here?) – “I knew Nik (Needham). We took a visit together, but that’s about it.”

(What’s the general sense about the Dolphins? They’re playing a lot of young guys, giving a lot of young guys opportunity, so when you step into a situation like that, do you feel like this could be a real chance for me?) – “Yeah, absolutely. They took a chance and I’m (going to) make the best of it.”

(Has a player or coach given you a helpful piece of advice sine you arrived, something that you’re like, “Alright, that’s helpful, that makes sense?”) – “Yeah, I feel like most or all of the coaches have stepped in and given me little nuggets of advice.”

(You’ve got Head Coach Brian Flores, you’ve got Defensive Coordinator Patrick Graham, Defensive Pass Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks Josh Boyer. Did any of those three say something to you that if you have to play on Sunday, that you’ll keep in the back of your mind?) – “Of course all of them have said something. They’re all pretty…”

(Same page?) – “Yeah. They’ve all given me little nuggets.”

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