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Raekwon Davis – October 30, 2020 Download PDF version

Friday, October 30, 2020

DT Raekwon Davis

(You’ve had two starts in the NFL. What did you think you took from the playing time and the opportunities?) – “It was a great opportunity, I tried to just keep going and moving forward, and continue to hope I get those opportunities.”

(The last game seems like forever ago; but if I remember correctly on the first defensive snap you had a pressure. I’m wondering if you remember that play, and if you felt like it was important to get off to a strong start in that particular game?) – “I don’t recall, but I was just trying to do whatever I needed to do to help the team in that situation.”

(I was watching the Rams game on Monday night and the broadcasters kept talking about the key to that outside running game is to get knockback on the interior. As an interior defensive lineman, how do you establish that? What’s the key for you to get knock back on an interior defensive line?) – “Knock back is important. It helps our linebackers get the edge right. It just helps everybody, When you’ve got that knock back and you’ve got control of the offensive line, it’s good for our linebackers. They can see things, they make the hole bigger, they can see what hole to run in. The linebacker has to read off of you, so that knock back is very important.”

(You suffered the shoulder injury against the Jets. How is that coming, and do you feel like you’re capable of playing up to your talent level?) – “My shoulder is great. I’ve been practicing this whole week and I feel like I’ll be going this Sunday.”

(As a rookie, who are some veterans that you’ve been leaning on for advice, or little tidbits to help you improve your game as you’ve been going on this season?) – “I’d start with (Emmanuel) Ogbah. He’s helped me with a lot of things. He tells me that as a nose tackle, that knock back is important for him. If I get that knock back, the quarterback will try to go outside and he’ll get opportunities to get sacks. That’s why the knock back is so important; and like I said ‘E-Rob’ (Elandon Roberts), after practice we watch extra film on our opponents just to get ready.”

(I’m guessing that you and QB Tua Tagovailoa are pretty good friends. What has been your sense from him this week? How is he approaching and handling being the guy now?) – “I’m not over there just to see what’s going on, because I’m on defense when they are up. I just focus on what I’ve got to do, and what I’ve got to do to help the defensive side of the ball. Just knowing what type of guy he is, I know he’s going to start off great, and he’s going to do good.”   

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