![]() ![]() Even in the story that came out of it-I called ESPN and I told them I enjoyed Miami, I enjoyed Coach Gase, I enjoyed the relationship. Because no matter what I say, people are going to write what they want to write, or when a writer reads what somebody else wrote, they’ll find that one little piece and say, "Oh, he said this." You missed the other ten thousand words. And, to a degree, I don't even want to answer any Miami questions. And I just hate how that has been portrayed. Just like anybody has differences at their workplace, it won't always be good. I think that throughout this whole process of moving to Miami, everybody created this narrative that I hated Coach Gase, or that I hated Miami. When you see something like that headline your brother just showed you about your time in Miami, what’s your reaction to that? Well, it's funny and it's frustrating. I ended up getting paid, but that probably was like the one thing that I took to heart: "He's a slot receiver, he doesn't deserve to get paid like a number one receiver." No matter where you put me on the field, I'm going to make shit happen. So a lot of the talk before I got paid was "He's a slot receiver.” And going into my final year at Miami, I wanted to show people that no, I can do everything. A lot of times it's where I see a guy that I respect, if he does or says some criticizing stuff, I'm not answering it talking back to him, but I want to find a way to answer it with my game. But at the same time, could you imagine how many people that just truly love him and love what he's doing and tell him everyday, "Bro, you're the greatest shit since sliced bread"? And sometimes that's easy to get caught up into, and then you start feeling yourself and you start becoming something that you're not. If he took the last shot and he missed-it just gets high criticism. Like LeBron-I'm not comparing myself to LeBron-but for anything, if they lose the game, it's LeBron's fault. The great ones really get criticized about everything. Because at some point in your career, you're going to get a lot more praise than you will criticism. You think that's more toxic than criticism? That's more toxic. Never want to get caught up in people telling me how good I am. I never want to get caught up in praises. You know, you see all kinds of shit, and you see criticism, you see praises, and that's the thing that I've heard about all the time. How much of the noise do you hear? I try to tone it out. Running, lifting weights, catching footballs. And from there, I just started to work hard. And I think that that's what helped me, the IQ part. But football, I only did it because my uncle wanted me to and my brother did, and I used to watch so much film that, at a young age, I already understood the game. So I had to fight for everything I wanted, not because I was getting bullied but just because I had to go take that shit.Īt what age did you first know you were a cut above, athletically or football-wise? I would say like 12, 13, maybe a little bit before that. I was one of the smaller kids growing up. My uncle had passed away, and he was just always on me. When did you get this sort of, "If you're gonna be great, you gotta go out and get it" type of mentality? It was instilled in me at an early age. So I was like, "You're the one who need to go to P.E." I thought he was busting my balls, so I was busting his balls. for? I play football for a living, right? Why do I need P.E.?" And he was kind of…like, thick. I was like, "P.E., bro? Like, what the fuck I need P.E. ![]() All I remember is giving me shit about, like, being late to school or late to class or recess or P.E. What's the most trouble you ever got in? I almost got kicked out of school one time. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.I’m curious if, as a kid, your passion ever got you in trouble. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. ![]()
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