Quarterback Jayden Daniels
On the free agent moves this offseason and adding WR Deebo Samuel Sr.:
"Obviously excited when you are able to get players like that, that have produced in this league for some time. I was most definitely excited and excited to get to work with him."
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On how it was navigating the offseason coming of the last year:*
"It was fun just to sit back and reflect and figure out how I'm going to move throughout this offseason and move forward. Other than that, just living life, still working and training."
On if he has to force himself to unplug during the offseason:
"Yeah, I think I did. Obviously, you want to get back to it after how the season ended. It is good for you to kind of unplug and find different ventures, live a little bit."
On what he is focused on being in the second year of this offense:
"Getting on the same page with the guys. There are some guys that played with me last year, some new guys, trying to get them up to speed. Teach them how I see it through my lenses."
On the culture from year one to year two and the feeling of this squad in May:
"I think it is that you have the standard set. You have the core guys that set the standard and we got those guys back. Bringing in new people and will hold them to that standard. Everything is not going to be given to us, we have to go out and earn it every day."
On what a second year in the system does for a quarterback:
"The main thing is just being comfortable and familiar with the play caller, familiar with how he calls plays. You know what we are trying to accomplish play in and play out."
On if there was a concerted effort to add muscle this offseason:
"Nope. I was just working out. It wasn't like I need to eat this amount. It was just go out there and have a plan and naturally just put on weight."
On how much things changed having a full offseason and how much it has helped:
"You just had so much time and freedom to kind of do what you want. It was difficult trying to navigate that, but you lean on people closets to you. Obviously, you have to keep the end goal in mind and get better each and every day, trying to progress each and every season, month and snap."
On he wants Samuel Sr. to see through his lens:
"I think that's a conversation between me and him. Can't really give out too many secrets. Just how I see different coverages, stuff like that."
On what he can do to grow in the relationship and the offense with Offensive Coordinator Kliff Kingsbury:
"Just transparency and stuff like that. This is what I am comfortable with, this is what he likes, how can we find a middle ground obviously to expand the playbook but still have our core plays."
On how he was doing following the loss of former LSU WR Kyren Lacy:
"I'm good. Tough little situation. Obviously, someone close to me. Mental health is real. I appreciate you asking, I'm good."
On how excited he is to see the schedule and know that there is a lot of primetime games:
"I think that mantra still stands. [Anybody. Anywhere. Anytime] I don't think we are looking at it as a play Monday Night or Sunday Night. We are looking at it as we are playing this opponent Sunday, Monday, doesn't matter if we are playing on Tuesday, Wednesday, we are just going out there playing football."
On how it feels to put the helmet on and get back out there:
"I love football so it is refreshing to go out there, practice again and have fun."
On the offensive line additions and what that does:
"Those are good additions that we brought in. Obviously, [General Manager] Adam [Peters], what his side of the building is doing, you have to trust him with everything that is going on. Obviously, I am excited, those are two great individuals and we got even more that they brought in. I'm excited to work with them, still progress and get ready for camp."
On how he remains grounded despite his trending popularity:
"I've never been the type of individual that I could say looks for fame. I am a very introverted individual so I just go out there and live my life how I live it. I don't really go to too many places or I didn't before that so that isn't going to change for me either."
On how he adjusts his mentality coming into this year being considered a top player in the NFL:
"I don't think it does. I gotta go out there and prove myself each and every day, no matter if it was last season, this season, 10, 20 years down the road, you have to prove yourself each and every season."
On leading a team with high hopes:
"Outside noise doesn't matter, have to go there and keep proving yourself."
On how he goes about getting a feel for a new receivers game:
"I think it is different. You go back and watch some tape and get an idea, this is what they're good at, this is their strengths but that doesn't mean anything until you get live reps with each other and see how they move, see how they run certain routes and how they catch the football. The live reps are very valuable."
On how he attacks leadership heading into year 2:
"Continue to be myself."
On WR Terry McLaurin:
"Me and Terry have a good relationship outside of football. Obviously, he has to handle what he has to handle but that doesn't change anything, the fact that he is part of our brotherhood. We know Terry is working and everything. We have to get better and he knows he has to get better each and every day."
