COURTESY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM’S MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF On when they decided on DE Chase Young: RR: “We’ve always felt pretty good about Chase. It was just a matter of us doing our due diligence going through the process, obviously. But when you look at the draft order and you look at what Cincinnati needed, […]
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COURTESY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM’S MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF On when he thought he was worthy of being a high draft pick: “You know, it was something I always had in my heart, something I always wanted to do. I feel like it was definitely when I finished my season that I knew. And then I
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COURTESY OF TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT (On how he will prepare Tristan Wirfs with the possibility of not having an offseason program) “I think one thing is not to force it. Let him come along at his pace. I think he’s coming from a place that is similar to what we do –
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COURTESY OF TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT (On selecting T Tristan Wirfs with the No. 13 overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft) “[He is a] great athlete, but just as importantly, he is a great guy. He is a hard worker. He is very smart – just a top-notch character guy, in addition
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COURTESY OF TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT (On his reaction to being selected by the Buccaneers and the moment he sent out on social media earlier in the day rolling out a red carpet for his mother) “It was a pretty special moment. When your phone starts vibrating, you kind of get this wave
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COURTESY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Just curious how much action you got on the pick at 13 and what led you to make the decision to just do the one thing there and with DT Javon Kinlaw being the guy, how much, was he one of your six guys, that you
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COURTESY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF You had some contact with the 49ers throughout this process. What led you to believe that you’re a good fit for their system and how did you connect with the people you talked to with the 49ers? “It wasn’t about connecting or talking to anybody. I
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COURTESY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF So you just posted a picture of yourself as a four-year-old wearing 49ers gear. Can you tell us a little bit about that? “Yeah. So, my mom’s been a huge 49ers fan her whole life, so that kind of bled on me a little bit when
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COURTESY OF MINNESOTA VIKINGS MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT Very excited about what we were able to accomplish tonight. I think we got a receiver that’s going to come in an be an immediate impact player for us. As we got to 25 we had enough names on the board for us to move down to 31
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COURTESY OF MINNESOTA VIKINGS MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT Q. How excited were you to get Justin Jefferson in the 1st round, a lot of people thought he might be gone by the time you picked at #22? A: Justin’s a good player. He’s a guy we really, really liked. The offensive staff really liked him. Tough,
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