Ja'Marr Chase on Joe Burrow's Injury, Tee Higgins and MORE
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00:00 Anything to do with where Joe is now, or do you just want him to play?
00:02 >> I just want him to be 100% healthy to play.
00:05 I don't want him rushing nothing.
00:06 I don't want people in his ear telling him to play at a certain time.
00:08 I just want him to be healthy.
00:09 And that's not me telling him to play this certain game.
00:11 It's just, that's me saying be healthy when you're back, 100% healthy.
00:16 >> You're talking about the regular season.
00:18 You're not just talking about preseason?
00:19 >> He shouldn't see the field during preseason.
00:22 So.
00:24 >> Would this team be okay?
00:25 Do you think if he did miss time in the regular season?
00:28 >> Nobody wants him out.
00:29 He's talking about, I mean, we'd be okay as long as he's there for
00:32 the end of the season.
00:33 You know what I'm saying?
00:34 We're worried about the bigger picture, not the small picture here.
00:37 That's what we're trying to win.
00:38 So, you know what I'm saying?
00:39 As long as he comes in around the season that we need him,
00:41 then we're gonna be okay.
00:42 >> Your comment was just, don't rush back.
00:44 Don't come back too soon.
00:45 >> Yeah, you know, y'all always blow stuff out of proportion.
00:47 That's why I gave y'all the answer.
00:48 >> [LAUGH] Are you speaking from experience a little bit too?
00:51 Cuz you could have come back, what, that Tennessee game last year,
00:53 where you wanted to do the one extra game?
00:54 >> Exactly, I gave myself an extra game in the hill.
00:56 You know what I'm saying? I didn't rush nothing.
00:58 I made sure I was ready to be back.
01:00 Even though I felt good the week before, I just told them I didn't wanna play.
01:04 You know what I'm saying?
01:04 Just to give myself and my body the rest that it needs.
01:07 You know what I'm saying?
01:08 Gotta be an athlete and be on top of stuff like that.
01:11 >> Did you push off on cam today?
01:13 >> I guess I did.
01:14 The coach told me I bench pressed him, so I mean, I guess I did, yeah.
01:18 >> Tomorrow we just have to see this over there, but
01:20 do you feel like this is the best camp between the two of you?
01:23 >> Consistency wise, yes.
01:26 Growing with each other, yeah.
01:28 You know what I'm saying?
01:28 We're definitely moving in the right direction.
01:30 Troy told us earlier that this is one of the best, well, I've only been here, what?
01:34 This is my second camp for real, you know what I'm saying?
01:37 So we're definitely moving in the right direction from what we did before and
01:43 learning, you know what I'm saying?
01:44 We're learning more stuff now as a unit.
01:46 So it's only gonna go up from here.
01:47 >> Tech says there's a lot of new heroes around the league.
01:50 What's your view on those?
01:50 How excited are you and
01:51 team to show that y'all are maybe one of the best, if not the best in the league?
01:55 >> We're excited to just play football, man.
01:57 We're not sitting here looking at stats about duos.
01:59 We're just sitting here pushing each other to be the best that we can be.
02:02 >> Zach said that you guys are raising the standard in the wide receiver room.
02:06 I don't know if you heard that, but what do you think he means by that?
02:08 What do you guys change?
02:09 >> What he means by that is consistency and being on top of our craft,
02:14 you know what I'm saying?
02:14 Coming out being leaders that he want us to be.
02:16 And just making sure that we're on top of our, like I said,
02:20 on top of our craft, knowing our plays, making sure we're on it as vets,
02:24 as you wanna say, and looking out for the younger guys,
02:27 making sure they know what they're doing.
02:28 >> What have you seen from the younger guys, Charlie and Andre?
02:30 >> They're doing good, man, you know what I'm saying?
02:33 Learning they gotta learn more to offense,
02:35 that way they get more comfortable getting down certain spots.
02:38 But other than that, they look good right now.
02:40 >> How much are you meeting with Joe for
02:41 injury updates on how he's feeling on a day by day basis?
02:43 >> Say that again?
02:44 >> How much are you asking Joe about how he's feeling on a day by day basis?
02:46 >> I don't ask Joe nothing.
02:47 I never did ask him not one thing yet, you know what I'm saying?
02:49 So I just know Joe.
02:52 I can tell by how he walks through the locker room he's feeling good.
02:54 So stuff like that.
02:54 >> Because of that, this feels premature, but you said you don't want him to rush.
02:59 Have you prepared to be without him week one, this offense, discuss that?
03:04 >> I mean, we don't have to discuss it as wideouts.
03:06 We could discuss it as wideouts, you know what I'm saying?
03:08 Not with the whole unit, cuz at that moment,
03:12 it's the wideouts with the quarterback working on timing.
03:15 So this is what we're doing right now as a whole unit with
03:17 the number two quarterbacks right now.
03:20 So either or is gonna play their part, we just gotta help them out.
03:23 >> Joe really, the last two years haven't started the year 100%.
03:27 What have you kind of seen out of him as he's managed not being 100% and
03:31 still being able to go through day by day playing season?
03:33 >> Well, I'm just happy that he's here and I just want him to be healthy.
03:39 So that's all I can say on that comment.
03:41 >> Jamar, you're a pretty outspoken person.
03:45 When you have someone that you're as close to as T Higgins and
03:49 knowing your place in this organization, how important you are.
03:53 Do you ever say things to front office members?
03:57 Like what's your role in terms of championing your team?
04:02 >> No, I wish I can though.
04:03 [LAUGH] I mean, most I say is stuff like stuff to Joe.
04:07 You know what I'm saying?
04:07 Just tell Joe how I'm feeling about certain things.
04:10 I mean, I can't really say much.
04:13 You know what I'm saying?
04:13 My opinion doesn't always matter.
04:15 I just come here to do my job every day and make sure me and my quarterback and
04:18 my teammates are winning football.
04:20 That's all I can do.