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Jaxon Smith-Njigba: "We Want To Be The Best" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Jason, what's different about this offense after the last two
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  Speaker 1: weeks and and to come back when to the final minute.
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  Speaker 2: I wouldn't say different, just you know, executing, Uh I,
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  Speaker 2: we're just executing more. We're trusting you know what we're
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  Speaker 2: what we're seeing, and just getting the job done.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: She just said that you first earned his trust in
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  Speaker 1: mant when you guys were working out together and s
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  Speaker 1: some guys would just shut it down after hurting their hand.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, you know that's when you think got his attention
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  Speaker 2: to his trust. No, I didn't, But I knew just
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  Speaker 2: spending time, you know, would be good and just you know,
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  Speaker 2: learning from each other and just you know, building that connection.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah. That was a good trick though. That was a fun,
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  Speaker 3: fun trip.
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  Speaker 1: Was there ever any doubt that you were gonna get
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  Speaker 1: to that trip?
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  Speaker 2: Oh no, No, that was the first day. My finger
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  Speaker 2: was like that way. But you know it was all good.
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  Speaker 2: It was in the good off season and it was
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  Speaker 2: the first day I got there.
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  Speaker 3: So Nah, that wasn't that wasn't stopping me. Is it broken? No,
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  Speaker 3: I wasn't. Who's idea? It was a trip for how
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  Speaker 3: they come about. He reached out, He reached out to me.
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  Speaker 2: Wanted me to get out there and you know, have
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  Speaker 2: some fun and and get some work in.
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  Speaker 3: This is between many camps and training camp.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, sir, just to have secutive weeks where you guys
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  Speaker 2: went in with late getting winning drives.
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  Speaker 3: How much does that help the confidence of you guys.
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  Speaker 1: As a unit to know that you've been able.
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  Speaker 3: To execute in MS spot several times in season, but
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  Speaker 3: particularly got the stretch.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. I would just say our mindset, you know, just
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  Speaker 2: since I've been in the room has always you know,
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  Speaker 2: lean on, lean on us, you know, lean on the receivers.
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  Speaker 2: We're gonna get open, We're gonna make plays. And you
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  Speaker 2: know that came you know, out to be in a
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  Speaker 2: couple of these games and you know we we like
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  Speaker 2: the pressure, we like those situations, and we like to
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  Speaker 2: make plays.
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  Speaker 3: So hopefully that continues.
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  Speaker 1: You played in plenty of big games, You fought for big,
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  Speaker 1: full game opportunities. What's the difference in fighting for your
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  Speaker 1: playoffs spot this time of the year versus in college
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  Speaker 1: fighting for those big kids.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, it's different for sure.
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  Speaker 2: For me, I would say my approach is still kind
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  Speaker 2: of the same, uh, especially late in the year, Like
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  Speaker 2: it is just you know, you lose, you go home.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, that's how I've been feeling. I feel like
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  Speaker 2: we gotta win.
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  Speaker 3: Went out.
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  Speaker 2: I don't really care what other teams are doing. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I don't really know all that stuff yet. But all
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  Speaker 2: all I know is, you know, we need to win,
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  Speaker 2: and if we win, you know, we should be good.
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  Speaker 3: So that's what I'm hearing, and that's what I'm sticking to.
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  Speaker 2: And it's is your your first year in the NFL,
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  Speaker 2: you have any comparison NFL wise, but everybody.
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  Speaker 1: Talks about how much the Seahawks sort of work out
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  Speaker 1: tree minute drills and stuff like that.
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  Speaker 2: Is that something with when you got here, with how
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  Speaker 2: which they did they were funded them exact it.
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  Speaker 3: That's kind of statted out to you a little bit.
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  Speaker 2: About how much the deep Yeah, just being in the
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  Speaker 2: meetings and you know, if you look at the history
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  Speaker 2: of the game, a lot of games are won inside
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  Speaker 2: that two minute four minute and that's a big deal
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  Speaker 2: in the league, especially with teams being you know, really good,
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  Speaker 2: really competitive. So that's something that was emphasized from day one,
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  Speaker 2: and you know, we take it. We take it with seriousness,
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  Speaker 2: and you know, we just wanna execute and you know,
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  Speaker 2: that's what we've been doing and hopefully keep keep doing.
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  Speaker 1: And about the Pittsburgh Steelers and the defense and the sky.
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  Speaker 2: With defensive they're playing, Yeah, I I know, you know
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  Speaker 2: historically you know, a great defense.
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  Speaker 3: They get after it.
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  Speaker 2: Their coaching staff over there, you know, they're they're they're hungry, they.
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  Speaker 3: Get after the ball.
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  Speaker 2: They poked the ball out and you know, they just
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  Speaker 2: played really hard. You know, ever since I've been watching
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  Speaker 2: 'em as a kid, they've been playing really hard. And
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  Speaker 2: that's defense has been historic. So you know, excited to
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  Speaker 2: play those guys and excited to get after it. You
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  Speaker 2: talked about those two minutes and uh, looking back at
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  Speaker 2: some of the games you've been called upon to step up,
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  Speaker 2: what does that say about the Seahawks trust in you?
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  Speaker 2: I believe it says you know that they can trust me,
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  Speaker 2: you know, playing and simple to get my job done,
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  Speaker 2: to execute. You know, I feel like that was a
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  Speaker 2: big part of the reason they, you know, chose me
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  Speaker 2: to be here, is to make those big plays you
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  Speaker 2: know when I need to.
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  Speaker 3: So you know, I just need to you.
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  Speaker 2: Know, stay focused and stay locked in and just you know,
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  Speaker 2: catch the next ball.
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  Speaker 3: You remember your first game winning trusting.
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  Speaker 2: Here ever who I don't In high school, I thought
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  Speaker 2: it was that long ago, but I can't remember.
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  Speaker 3: Shit.
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  Speaker 2: Maybe maybe yeah, we had some top tough close ones.
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  Speaker 2: But I don't know if five, you know, with the
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  Speaker 2: second left on the clock, I don't know if five
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  Speaker 2: you know did it in high school or anything?
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  Speaker 3: Or college?
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  Speaker 1: Do you have a favorite?
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  Speaker 2: Pteenity two?
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  Speaker 3: You have a visyer.
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  Speaker 2: Mm, definitely grateful for both, but uh oh, there are
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  Speaker 2: definitely two special ones. Just uh, I would just go
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  Speaker 2: with the Eagles, you know, Monday night football? How competitive
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  Speaker 2: is that?
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  Speaker 3: Uh white deceisiion.
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  Speaker 1: I know there's a brotherhood and you know, just succeed, but.
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  Speaker 2: More in TUI practice, How competitive is Yeah? I would
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  Speaker 2: say competitiveness is kind of our engine, you know, what
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  Speaker 2: keeps us going. You know, we wanna be the best.
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  Speaker 2: DK wants to be the best receiver you know in
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  Speaker 2: the league, Tyler two and you know, you know I
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  Speaker 2: have my goals as well, so you know, just for
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  Speaker 2: us to push each other and to push ourselves, you know,
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  Speaker 2: it's it's important and big for us.
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  Speaker 3: And when I I.
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  Speaker 2: See you know, DK and the and Tyler locked in,
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  Speaker 2: you know, it makes me want to lock in and
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  Speaker 2: you know that's just the competitive spirit that we have
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  Speaker 2: that How would you.
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  Speaker 3: Compare your physicalities to DK see, See, that's a different animal.
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  Speaker 2: Honestly, He's on a different level when it comes to
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  Speaker 2: to that. But you know, I you know I can
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  Speaker 2: get in there too, you know what I'm saying a
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  Speaker 2: little bit, but you know I packed that thing too,
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  Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. But yeah, I mean he's
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  Speaker 2: a different animal, two different people. That's something that I
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  Speaker 2: admire from him. His his when he steps on the field. Man,
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  Speaker 2: he's a warrior, so definitely can't take a little bit
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  Speaker 2: of stuff. But you know that's just him for real.
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  Speaker 2: How important is versatility in the wife you see the
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  Speaker 2: position now, I mean the physicality and the precise route
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  Speaker 2: running and.
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  Speaker 1: All of that and the clutch catches.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think the best receivers you know,
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  Speaker 2: do all those things. And you know it's really important,
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  Speaker 2: you know, for to get off the ball in the
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  Speaker 2: run game, and so just to keep the defense unbalanced
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  Speaker 2: and not knowing, you know, whether it's a pass or run.
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  Speaker 2: So just marrying up to two with your effort can
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  Speaker 2: go a long way and can be I'm very successful
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  Speaker 2: for you
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  Speaker 3: Good, thank you,