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Ndamukong Suh – November 1, 2017 Download PDF version

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

DT Ndamukong Suh

(What was your reaction to the CBS report that you are not in the Dolphins’ plans beyond this season?) – “Honestly, I don’t really have much of a reaction to it. I didn’t really know about it until somebody made me aware of it. I’m not really concerned about it. I came to play here for (Owner) Mr. (Stephen) Ross and help this organization win games, and make this defense an elite defense. That’s my goal.”

(Did you have a chance to speak to Owner Mr. Stephen Ross since the report came up?) – “Obviously we’ve been back in the facility, so obviously there’s been conversations about it and it’s kind of gone from there.”

(So you said you have spoken with Owner Mr.  Stephen Ross?) – “With Mr. Ross specifically? I’ll leave that in house.”

(Do you believe that you will be a part of the organization for years to come?) – “I hope so. I plan on it. I obviously signed a long-term deal here and I look forward to ending my career here.”

(The RB Jay Ajayi trade, what effect does that have on the locker room as far as sending a message or setting a tone of how Head Coach Adam Gase wants things done?) – “I’m not really sure about that in regards to setting a tone or anything of that nature. I think what (Head Coach Adam) Gase expects is for guys to be on time and take care of their business at the same time. To answer the other part of your question in regards to affecting other guys, (Ajayi’s) very close to a lot of people. I feel like I had a good relationship with Jay. Obviously a great player, person that I liked and enjoyed being around; but we all understand that this is a business and things happen.”

(Did you talk to RB Jay Ajayi after the trade and can you share any of the conversation?) – “I haven’t had a chance to speak (to him). Obviously I came in on Tuesday and was straight with my head down, focusing on Oakland; but I’ll eventually probably have a chance to speak with him.”

(Is the team shaken up or jarred by this trade?) – “Based on practice today, I would say guys are focused on Oakland and looking forward to getting a win, especially being back home. I believe this is our (third) time at home now?”

(Talk about RB Marshawn Lynch and how difficult of a player he is to take down and matchup against?) – “I enjoy playing against Marshawn. I think this will probably be my sixth or seventh time going against him. (He’s an) elite running back, a guy that I respect and (I’ve) spent some time off the field with him at Nike shoots and different stuff. (He’s a) great person, obviously a quiet introvert, like I am; but he enjoys having fun. (He’s) an elite running back like I said before. He’s going to be tough. We have to gang tackle him and really make sure we shut down that run game so we can get after the quarterback.”

(I know Head Coach Adam Gase said that he wanted to treat this weekend kind of like your bye because it’s as close as you’re going to get. Does this feel like a week after a bye? Do you feel at all refreshed?) – “Honestly, I think Coach (Gase) did a great job with it. If you truly understand what our byes are and what they consist of, we usually only get about four days off. Like I said, Coach (Gase) did a great job with that. I applaud him for that and appreciate it. I think each and every guy – especially coming back the last two days and seeing how guys reacted and understanding what we needed to get done – took advantage of that the most, and came back fresh and ready to go.”

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