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Tyreek Hill – December 21, 2022 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

WR Tyreek Hill

(You mentioned your accountability there about not making a play in the red zone. Head Coach Mike McDaniel was also talking about accountability on certain kind of plays that he’s made and stuff like that. How is the accountability that you guys have taken on the mistakes you’ve made and trying to get better? How has that kind of gone run through the whole team?) – “It’s tough. Sometimes it’s tough. As a very prideful guy, it’s tough being able to say ‘I did this’ or ‘I did that.’ But it really just shows who you are as a person. All throughout my life, my mom always used to tell me ‘accountability, accountability. It’s going to really show the man who you are.’ That’s something that I learned. Earlier on in my career, I probably wouldn’t be saying or doing anything like that. I probably would just have been like to hell with it. But now I’m realizing that being an older guy on this team, a lot of guys look up to me and I have to take some kind of responsibility for my play.”

(You always tell us how much family means to you and you surround yourself with your family. What does playing on Christmas, how does that change the regular Tyreek Hill Christmas? Does it better it in a way?) – “It does. Family can be a plus and it can also be a negative because we play so much time playing football and we spend so much time – well, I spend so much time dedicating my time to football by watching film, workouts, working out at night. And my family pays the price for that. So when my kids are here – and they live with me – my mom, my dad, my sisters, I live with all women. It’s tough. When everybody is in town, I try to find ways to fit everybody inside of my schedule. Right now, we’ve got a lot of things planned. We’ve got a movie theater for Avatar. We rented out a whole store for my kids and teammates to come by and shop. So just trying to find small ways to spend time with family members because I know there’s going to be a point and time in my life, when my kids get older, they’re not going to want to do nothing with me, because you know how kids are. (laughter) But right now, I’ve just got to enjoy that time while they’re young, they love being around their dad and it’s fun for them.”

(You’ve been on a lot of times that have performed very well in December and January. You know what it’s like and what’s required. What gives you confidence that this time can do this?) – “Because we’ve got the talent. We’ve got the talent. We have one of the swaggiest coaches in the league. And we have one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the league. Everybody believes. Nobody has lost faith. We’re just going to continue to keep rolling and keep chopping this wood.”

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