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Xavien Howard – August 3, 2019 Download PDF version

Saturday, August 3, 2019

CB Xavien Howard

(QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, you’ve been going against him all camp. What did you see from him today?) – “The guy came out here – everybody is improving. everybody is trying to get better. Everybody is focusing on that right now. I feel like he’s going to get better. He’s been a leader for a little minute. We just learn from here.”

(What have you seen from QB Josh Rosen, who you’ve also seen all camp?) – “Like I said, everybody is trying to come out here and improve and get better each day. We have a few more practices and then we have the preseason so for those guys, it takes time.”

(We saw you out here shadowing WR Kenny Stills. What’s it like to know you are going into a season with that role again for this team?) –“I’ve got to have a chip on my shoulder. I’m focused on shutting the number one receiver down. I’ve got to keep that role and play my role well.”

(How do you look at the scrimmage from your vantage point? You had two picks but you also had a couple that came close and you could have made a play on them?) – “You can have two picks but the stuff you give up, you think about that more. There were missed opportunities that I missed out on. I want to take advantage of that. It could’ve changed the game. It could’ve been any crucial moment that we had. I just have to take advantage of that opportunity when it comes to me.”

(Coming off a Pro Bowl year and having a great training camp so far today, what’s the next step for you to kind of improve your game and take it to the next level after all of the success you’ve had so far?) – “I’m still getting better, I’d say. I’m just doing my job out there and just focused on getting better each day, just coming out here and improving.”

(How much did you have to change the way you do your techniques?) – “A lot. It’s a different system so I’ve got to use different techniques. It’s like I’m starting over again, like a rookie year. It’s something new and I have to learn on the fly. I’m just trying to get that down-pat, my technique down-pat that they want me to play, and hopefully get comfortable with it so I have confidence to go out there and play.”

(Have they asked you to look at any tape from the Patriots or Packers with Head Coach Brian Flores and Defensive Coordinator Patrick Graham coming in there, like maybe some CB Stephon Gilmore stuff as far as what you do in the defense?) – “I look at every cornerback. I’m my own person. I learn from different guys that I’ve been seeing. At the end of the day, I have to go out there and play. Even if I have to go back to some of the stuff that I was using.”

(What’s your reaction to you being 55 on the NFL Network Top 100?) – “It is what it is at the end of the day. It was an honor being mentioned on the NFL Top 100 players. We’re going to move up some spots this year. I’m ready for it.”

(Have you gone up against WR Preston Williams much? Has he taken any reps against you?) – “Oh, yeah. That guy can be special. He’s still learning. He’s just a rookie. (There) is so much room for improvement with him but he’s going to be a number one receiver one day.”

(What makes you think that?) – “I’ve been playing against receivers all of my life, so I know what it takes.”

(And you see something special with WR Preston Williams?) – “Yeah, most definitely.”

(How about those matchups with WR DeVante Parker? It seems like you guys have been going at it pretty good. What have you seen from him so far this camp?) – “DeVante is coming out there balling. He’s focused on – this is a big year for him also, so he’s just trying to get better and improve himself, and just trying to stay healthy.”

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