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River Cracraft – September 26, 2022 Download PDF version

Monday, September 26, 2022

WR River Cracraft

(Two games, two touchdowns. Can you kind of walk us through the 11-yard touchdown pass yesterday?) – “Yeah, it was a play we had drawn up for Jaylen (Waddle) all week and Tua threw a dart in there. I was just happy – when you get your number called, to be able to come through and I was really happy with the results on that play. So, yeah, looking forward to hopefully dialing up a couple more of those.”

(When you say the play was dialed up for WR Jaylen Waddle, you mean, like you were running the route that Jaylen would have usually ran?) – “Well, yeah. Jaylen took us down the whole field. (laughter) So I think that was that was his touchdown and I was just happy to be able to make the play for the guys.”

(Can you explain emotionally what it’s been like for you to not make the 53 but then every week you’re elevated to play?) – “Yeah, I think the guys do a really good job of not making me feel like I’m up and down. I feel like I’m a part of the team and that’s the way it’s been from Day 1. So it’s nothing to me. I go about my business every week, assuming I’m up and you have to practice every week with the mentality that you’re going to be up, so if I just continue to do that, I think everything will fall into place.”

(What’s the latest that has been communicated to you, as now three practice squad elevations have been used?) – “It’s the day after the game, so nothing has been communicated, which is totally fine. I’m going to keep going about my business. And like I said, everything will fall into place. I’m not worried about it.”

(What did you think of the ball QB Tua Tagovailoa delivered on that touchdown?) – “It was a dart, man. Tua is a dangerous man back there and I was glad to be on the other end of it.”

(How do you feel about making as much of the time you have as possible? You look at the amount of opportunities you’ve had and production, it’s pretty high production.) – “Yeah, I think it’s just right place, right time. I’ve been fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time. There’s been many times throughout my career where that hasn’t been the case. So I’m just real happy and real fortunate that I’ve been able to get those.”

(There was a report before the game that as part of kind of week preparation, QB Tua Tagovailoa has been gathering the pass catchers after practice, working on some kind of fine tuning stuff. Just what do you think the offense has gotten out of that, those post-practice sessions?) – “It’s just leadership. Tua has brought that from the day that I got here, from reaching out to me before I even showed up to OTAs. He reached out to me and just said ‘excited about the year’ and stuff like that. That’s a leader right there and to see his progression throughout the season and what he’s done with the guys, I think it’s real progress from what I’ve heard about last year. And yeah, I mean, he’s a leader, man, and we’re all sticking behind him.”

(What was the mood like on the sidelines? I mean, you guys, they were running twice as many plays as you guys and yet you pull back a win in just really trying conditions, as you know. What was the mood like on the sideline?) – “We had to rely on our defense this week. Last week, I think the offense was heavily relied on and the defense was kind of called upon this this week. They showed up and they got us to win. And special teams is going to be another one of those units I’m sure in the future that’s going to be relied on for the win as well.”

(How is the confidence level – it must be up there for the team?) – “You can never get too high, never too low. So we’re 1-0 this past game and we’re trying to be 1-0 this week. I think that’s needs to be the mentality going into Cincinnati on a short week and a real quick turnaround.”

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