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Xavien Howard – July 27, 2022 Download PDF version

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

CB Xavien Howard

(How important is it that Head Coach Mike McDaniel gives vets an opportunity to ease into camp from a physical standpoint?) – “It’s a great mindset to have. I feel like you have to take care of the vets. They’ve seen a lot of ball. All of the mental reps you get in and the physical reps, they come in but it’s mostly mental with the game.”

(Head Coach Mike McDaniel said that practice is a little bit shorter maybe than what guys are used to but high-tempo, high-intensity. Do you like that approach?) – “Yeah, definitely. We’ve got to run to the ball mostly. I feel like with the short practices, we’ll get some good work in.”

(As long as you’ve been here, how much work have you really truly needed in the summer, training camp and preseason?) – “Like I said, it’s all mental. You need the work. You’ve got to get the reps because that’s when you get soft-tissue injuries and stuff like that, when you don’t put the work in. Physically, running to the ball, just doing anything like that running, especially in the Florida heat. You can’t beat that.”

(We saw good plays today from CB Noah Igbinoghene and from CB Trill Williams. What has each one of those guys shown you?) – “It shows that they’re growing and improving. That’s what it’s all about, especially in the cornerback room. Making plays on the ball and improving each day.”

(How much nicer was it coming to camp this year as opposed to last year when your contract situation was up in the air?) – “I love being around the guys. I feel like it wasn’t a big difference. I just love being around the guys and taking care of business.”

(Obviously it’s not the real game at the end of the day but the Madden ratings recently came out. A lot of people were talking about you being disrespected. How does it feel for you to lead the league in interceptions and be here as a veteran for so many years and…) – “I’m used to the disrespect. It just adds a little more motor to it. They always disrespect the players from Miami. I don’t know what it is. We’ve got to do the unthinkable to get recognition here. It just adds motor to it. It just adds fight to the motor.”

(On Head Coach Mike McDaniel’s positivity) – “He’s always been positive. That’s one thing I see from Mike McDaniel is being positive and bringing that energy. That’s what it’s all about, especially from a head coach. When you see it from a head coach, it trickles down.”

(I know Head Coach Mike McDaniel said that CB Byron Jones hopes to be ready for Week 1 and that’s his plan. Are spirits good? Obviously he’s not able to be out here today.) – “Yeah, spirits are good. I feel like on that question, you’d have to talk to Byron about that.”

(On who got an interception in today’s practice) – “That was Trill (Williams). Noah (Igbinoghene) had a breakup.”

(What are you seeing from CB Noah Igbinoghene this year that may be different from previous years?) – “I feel like he’s locked in right now. It’s the first day. It’s a long camp. We’ve got to get better each day. I told him, when he made a play on the ball, I said ‘Man, do that every day.’ If he has that mindset to take one day at a time, I feel like he can be prepared and be ready to play.”

(How excited are you to see what S Jevon Holland can become?) – “Man, I feel like the sky is the limit for that guy. You can see him fly to the ball. Everything you see him do, you feel like he’s been here like 10 years. I don’t expect anything less from him.”

(We’re working on a project about who the toughest covers are. Which wide receiver, as you look at the schedule, are you like ‘I have to gear up today?’) – “I respect everybody I play against. You can’t sleep on anybody. I feel like if a guy sees me as a matchup, he’s going to bring everything he’s got to try to embarrass me and do everything to me. I haven’t looked ahead at the schedule but I feel like each guy every week I’m going to have to bring the best A-game.”

(Maybe not necessarily this year but in the past, is there a guy where you’re like ‘Yeah, I’m proud of myself because I held my own against this wide receiver?’) – “Not really. Nobody, really. (laughter)”

(Defending this offense, how much more difficult is it going to be with these backs, with WR Tyreek Hill, with WR Cedrick Wilson Jr.? Is it going to be enormously more difficult for opposing defenses to defend this offense?) – “Like you said, you’ve got to worry about Tyreek, the running backs, Jaylen (Waddle), Cedrick. I feel like there’s a couple of guys on the offense that I feel like we’ve got a lot of weapons that can help Tua out a lot.”

(You’re not too far from Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain on the team’s cornerbacks interceptions list. Have you talked to them at all?) – “Not about that. That’s one thing I’m looking forward to this season is finishing at the top.”

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