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Vince Biegel – July 31, 2021 Download PDF version

Saturday, July 31, 2021

LB Vince Biegel

(How does feel to be back?) – “Man, it definitely feels great to be back. Wednesday was my first practice back since my Achilles injury. For me honestly, I’m just thankful and blessed to be able to get back, be out there with my teammates and being able to be back with the Dolphins organization. I guess the word that comes to my mind is just blessed and thankful. It’s been nice to be able to come out here and get back to my craft, knock off that rust, get going with the guys again and be able to contribute to this team.”

(What was going through your mind when your injury was healing?) – “Definitely disappointment, being hurt last year. Not being able to be out there with my teammates, especially with the season that we had. But I think for me, I’ve grown so much off the field as a man, as a person, as a husband, as a father. I am a big believer in everything happens for a reason. I was able to grow in a lot of things off the field, was able to grow in my faith. For me, I look at it as a blessing.”

(How did you spend Sundays without you playing?) – “I spent it on my couch with my Achilles propped up and my baby daughter on my knee. It was actually nice to be able – that was my first time since I was seven years old, where I’ve played football every fall; so that was my first time not playing football during the fall and it was definitely a challenge in a different way. Again, I’m thankful to be back, be able to come out here and compete and contribute to this team.”

(Did it make you appreciate the perspective of things?) – “For sure. That was my first time having a season-ending injury. Having that game taken away from you, you really appreciate the game of football in a different way. Being able to come out here, embracing the grind, being able to come out here and compete with your teammates, those things that you sometimes take for granted when you when you’re out here. When it’s taken away, you recognize it as it a blessing and it gets you better.”

(How much rust do you feel after going through this?) – “I think it’s just taking it day-by-day. My goal coming into camp was to continue to get better every single day. Continue to improve my craft, being able to come back with my technique, improving on the small things and by doing that, I know the bigger things will take care of itself. Thankfully I was in this system back in 2019, so  being able to be familiar with the defense. It’s just me physically being able to come back, being explosive and being able to contribute that way.”

(How much do you feel like you?) – “To me, this is a new me. I feel like I am still a competitor. It’s me coming out here and getting better every single day. Where that’s at, whether it is 100 percent, 95 percent, 98 percent, I couldn’t give you an answer. All I know is that I’m coming out and getting one percent better every single day out here.”

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