David Njoku Press Conference | July 29, 2024

e man listen whatever they need me to do I'll do um obviously it's some more exciting times I guess you know they're trying to give me the ball more so I'm I'm happy but uh whatever they need me to do block catch run dive duck dip everything you know maybe away from the inine I don't know that's a good question um you know we're still in our early days of Camp so we're still you know figuring out ourself our own identity and everything so just one day at a time but so far I'm happy do you like know spreading I like everything put me anywhere I like it uh easy yeah I mean I think you know most of of of the plays I had were like the last what five six games so I feel like you know uh God willing we put the whole year together you know really uh you know have consistent effort in you know uh getting better every day and I think great things will happen for us what know at first I thought he was a weirdo but now I think he's a great great guy now he's a he's a great great guy great coach uh him with the Raves together it's a a great Duo it awesome awesomeness no um um no he's he's a very Hands-On guy you know uh very old school guy so you know he he finds ways to get uh not necessarily under my skin but like he tries to get in my head and then I get mad and then we start going at it and then you know it's he's a a great old fashion coach you know he was like you know got the drill he spend so much time he's with us man we we the coolest I don't know ask him I don't know did you see Weir when I was joking see no you don't got to do that know I mean no no no no he's a great coach I did not say that he's a great coach I knew you was going to take it over the the hill Tommy ree is a great tight end Coach you no no no no he's a great tight end Coach I got to watch you the rest of that tight you know obviously yeah yeah I feel like you know we have uh we have Pros in all aspects you know in the whole tight end group I feel like you know we have the speed the strength the the Back Field help we have everything that we need so it's up to us to put it together I don't know if you about huge I mean me being Nigerian I thought it was one of the best things that could happen for us you know I feel like there's so much talent in Nigeria that we haven't seen yet so uh hopefully God willing we bring it out and we show case our talents I mean you answered it better than me I mean not too much different you know just the the TR training aspect was probably uh raised you know shockingly but uh yeah I mean not too much different you know uh try to keep you know I mean I'm in year eight now so at some point you have to have like a routine and everything going on for you so yeah we talked a lot about the development you made right um was there ever a time in those early years where you struggled with confence struggled with what confidence and I know you come off as super confident I'm just wondering if at any time early what do you what do you mean by that yeah now you're on the H see huh no um doubt I never doubted myself no I never doubt it myself but I just you know you know it's it's it's at the end of the day it's God's timing and I am second to him so I follow his timing I follow his uh you know his steps and I just do whatever I can to just better myself every day D did you leave here last a thinking your big season was coming I think it's coming every year you know I I feel like last year wasn't necessarily my big season I like got like a little Glimpse but uh hopefully like I said God willing you know we can put it all together from week one to week you know whenever you get what I'm saying guys of CH I'm not old I'm 2 I know all're allig and Allied this bger I feel like everyone feels bigger than than the past you know and this one does feel bigger than others you know what I mean I feel like we have more uh veterans that know what it takes you know what I mean uh and I feel like we it's it's really up to us this year like I've said every year that's up to us but this year is really up to us so I'm excited I like the the pressure might this be best let me first say that the accident that you're talking about it was an accident but I'm very glad it happened I feel like it changed my perspective uh immensely you know in terms of just like you know what really matters in life and and uh how how far the human body can can go you know uh but yeah you know I feel like you know uh pretty much you know we've done everything individually that we wanted to thus far but it's up to us you know to get things done as a team as a whole and that's what really matters you know what I mean like yeah I had the Pro Bowl last year but I was still kind of pissed you know just you know being there just not being you know uh practicing for the Super Bowl you know what I mean so everyone I believe on this team inspires to be in that position of playing for a championship and that's what championship football is all about David mention to play for that chion your schedule this year why you smiling pretty daunting um but just your thoughts on the the picture in the AFC and uh the competitiveness in this conference you know teams like the Chiefs and the bills and obviously your own division how do you feel you guys stack up and just you know what are your thoughts on the road that lies ahead as you try and climb that mountain yeah I mean I do believe that the AFC is uh the most challenging um and with that being said this is the best place to be you know what I mean uh we wouldn't want it easy you know if it was easy then you know it's not really worth going all out for you know what I mean so so uh that's that's the the part of the joy in this crazy game is giving it everything you got and still uncertain of you know going all the way I feel like since I was in first grade and I wanted to be a football player in the NFL it it was at that moment that I I wanted to win the championship you know what I mean uh I mean I just being young and just watching it on TV just seeing the emotions you know I remember like it was yesterday you know what I mean so it wasn't at that moment where we lost it was it was like when I decided I wanted to be a an NFL player you know that you know the race began I guess you can say in you three with Des do you feel like the connection in the chemistry is much better than it has been the first two years and if so how'd you get there I do and just from experience of of learning each other you know on field and off the field um you know uh just it's almost like in some ways I kind of know what he's thinking before the balls even hiked and vice versa and that's the type of you know uh connection that we need to uh be successful some I think it was everybody I think it was everybody even desan included I think help you know what I'm saying just the connection that we had the the the the energy that that we had together of just being together made us want to play for each other that much more you know what I mean and I also feel like you know just getting me the ball times you know I can do some things with it feel me so uh yeah would you say that last year was challeng challenging and what in what correlation after that off so running and you know pushing you know you know on the field I don't think there anything compared to getting your face burned so I think that the hardest part was the the the act of you know burning my face and my hand and everything else started you know to smooth out a bit David as team less are to learn from that experience as you guys come into this season anything worth anything is going to come with adversity and that's the beauty of it you know what I mean um we're going to be here for another what a few more days back to Cleveland and you know grind it out there too and we're all pushing towards one goal just like every other team and that is so beautiful absolutely gratitude is is the number one thing you know I'm so thankful for my heavenly father for you know number one waking me up waking all of us up here every day so uh just that alone uh is just the utmost gratitude handshake hand