March 21, 2025 • 8 mins
WR Deebo Sameul speaks with the media
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Okay, Hey Deebo John Conin from ESPN. First of all,
welcome to Washington. How hard was it for you to
come to the conclusion that you was ready, that you
it was time to leave a place where you had
made such a big name for yourself.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Man, it was tough thing.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
What people think I think in my appreciation post of
San Francisco. You know, one of the hardest things was
walking into the office and talking to Kyle about this,
just because you know the relationship that we've built over
the time, you know, six years he was my coach
at the Senior Row, So it's kind of like, you know,
he's always been a man in his word, and you know,
(00:35):
it was it was a tough conversation for sure, but
you know, at the end of the day we both
understood and you know, understand where I was coming from,
understand where he was coming from as well.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
So and we got we got to this point now.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
So how much how excited did that make you for
a change? And what do you feel you're gonna add here?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
I was excited for sure.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
What I think I'm gonna add is just you know
they already you know, they already proven that you know,
they can win. They win the NFC Championship last year.
I'm just coming to add my little dog mentality and
just contribute to the offense and any expect they.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Need me to.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
Nikki Hi Devo, I know you mentioned in your your
post with the players for being that Washington was one
of the top places that you would want to go to.
Why was that?
Speaker 5 (01:22):
Why?
Speaker 4 (01:22):
Why did Washington stand out.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
For you one? You know, being in San Francisco. You know,
I like, you know, winners, I like to win. I'm
not one of your big biggest losers. So they went
to the NFC Championship kind of I've been knowing Adam
Peters and Adam Peters for a while, and you know,
I'm just like you know, and what's so crazy's kind
(01:46):
of close to home than what people think.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
You know.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
I was always out there in California. Some of my
family live in Baltimore. You know, they got a good
team for sure, and you know, they was just standing.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Out and just the team's transformation last year, I mean,
obviously I got to think that played a part, right,
and just seeing them become, you know, a good team.
What did you think of that? Just watching from afar?
If you were able to catch much.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
I was catch as much as possible, Brandon, and you
is you know, Jayden's one of Jaden's best friends. So
I kind of I kind of been watching him for
a little minute now because you know me NBA is
so close, but just to see him grow and just
to see how well he played last year, you know,
I was just like, man, like, why not, you know,
so why not try to come over here and try to,
(02:34):
you know.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Help in any aspector that I can.
Speaker 6 (02:39):
Sam, Hey, Deebo, Sam Fortier, Washington Post, Welcome to Washington.
Do you remember when you know, BA kind of put
you onto Jayden or when he first kind of stood
out to you when that was about man.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
This was when he was at LSU.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
This is the ls U and that's all BA used
to talk about. My boy about to win the husband,
my boy about to do this, my boy about to
do that. He won the Heisman, He came to the
league and playing tremendously well.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Like everything I said he that was going to happen,
it happened.
Speaker 6 (03:10):
What is your motivation level considering contract year, new place,
Where where is your head at?
Speaker 3 (03:16):
I'm very motivated, you know, I'm.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Just ready to get back to work.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
I was ready to get around a group of guys
meet with the players, and you know, we just go
from there.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
And hey, Debo, welcome to town.
Speaker 7 (03:32):
I know it's only just happening here. But have you
had any thoughts or talk to Cliff Kingsbury yet about
how he in this offense?
Speaker 3 (03:39):
No, no, I haven't had that meeting yet. Come later
on today for sure. But now we haven't had that
meeting yet. But you know, I played against Cliff a
good bit when he was in Arizona, so I kind of,
you know, I kind of got a little, you know
a little some of what he wanted to.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Do, gotcha.
Speaker 7 (03:55):
And there has been some reporting, uh in recent weeks
about health, you know, your your physical status coming in
wait and turns, things like that. Do you have any
comment or what do you kind of think when these
reports and kind of.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Coming out man that that don't move you? Men?
Speaker 8 (04:12):
Jack, You know you mentioned Adam Peters. Obviously you guys
go back just in the conversations. Obviously you have your
pick of the litter when it comes to teams. Your
conversations with Adam, what kind of drew you to this
franchise besides what they did like, I.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Didn't have conversations with him. Him and my agent was
going back and forth.
Speaker 8 (04:32):
Okay, all right, So then what ultimately drew you to
this franchise, franchise who's been starving for a winner. They
got one last year.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
What drew me is like, like I said, is it's
kind of close to home.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Really good team, you know, really good quarterback. You know,
Terry's been playing you know, the top of his game
for the past six years. So why not want to
come over here and kind of, you know, contribute as
much as I can?
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Thank you God. A Deebo Scott Abraham, ABC seven walcome
to Washington.
Speaker 8 (05:03):
You said you're motivated.
Speaker 6 (05:04):
Where does that come from? Where's the fire? Where's the
motivation come from?
Speaker 8 (05:07):
Debo?
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Really motivated for myself? Like what's so crazy? One of
my brothers called me last night. I was on a
game and he was just like, uh, He's like what
you're doing. I'm like, I'm telling I'm playing the game
right now. He was like, uh, you worked out like
you worked out today. This is the third So it's
not just like me myself being motivated with myself, but
like everybody around me is motivated. Everybody want to see me,
(05:32):
you know, take my game to a level that I
don't think you can go, but uh.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Everybody says it's another level. So let's go. Say I'm
gonna push myself to get the way I need to be.
Speaker 6 (05:41):
The team reworked your contract.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
What did that mean to you?
Speaker 3 (05:45):
That mean a lot by not stepping on the field
for this team, not meeting everybody in the building. It
just it just kind of shows like what they think
and for for me on my end, it's just like,
you know, they put this much trusting me to do
the things they did for us my contract, Like I
can't come in here and let them down, Like I
gotta give it my all. I gotta, you know what
(06:06):
I'm saying, do all the things that I need to
do to be the best version of myself when I
come here.
Speaker 4 (06:11):
Thanks Man, Welcome aboard, David and Harrison.
Speaker 8 (06:16):
Hey, Debo, welcome.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
When you came into the process of finding a new team, right,
I know you say representation did a lot of that
conversation obviously.
Speaker 6 (06:24):
Did you come into it though, with a list of
kind of like a short list.
Speaker 7 (06:27):
Of teams you're interested in?
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Oh, yeah, it was definitely.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
It has to It has to be a list for sure.
So my agent know like who to reach out to,
who not to reach out to. So he asked me
for my top five. I sent this top I sent
my top five, and I'm here ready to work.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Absolutely, yeah, man, And you stand out amongst them, you know,
the players and combines that have been able to cover
you stand out.
Speaker 7 (06:48):
And I remember kind of just your personality shining through
your media session. How have you grown since since that
time to now?
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Tremendously? You know, with time, with times come growth. You
learn from your mistakes. You learn from a lot of things.
So you know, I always try to be myself. I'm
not gonna never, you know, be somebody like try to
be somebody else. I'm always gonna be myself, whether whether
it's up, whether it's down, Like you know, I'm I'm
never gonna be somebody.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
I know I'm not.
Speaker 5 (07:16):
Thanks ask your questions, Donna Hey Devo, Dona Hopkins Pro
Football Plus, Welcome to Washington. At this stage of your
career and as you come into a new organization, what
are the most important things that you want your teammates,
your coaches, and everybody to know about you right now?
Speaker 2 (07:37):
One they get motivated Devo too. You're gonna get a
dog out here.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
I'm ready to come in here and work right alongside
of Terry.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
We got drafted together. Like I just said.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
He you know, he's been playing at a high level
for the past six years. We going on seven, so
they kind of consider us old. But I don't consider
as old. I think these these young legs still moving.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
His body is still working pretty well. I was just
ready to get to work.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Thanks a lot, and welcome to Washington Day Appreciation
Okay, Hey Deebo John Conin from ESPN. First of all,
welcome to Washington. How hard was it for you to
come to the conclusion that you was ready, that you
it was time to leave a place where you had
made such a big name for yourself.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Man, it was tough thing.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
What people think I think in my appreciation post of
San Francisco. You know, one of the hardest things was
walking into the office and talking to Kyle about this,
just because you know the relationship that we've built over
the time, you know, six years he was my coach
at the Senior Row, So it's kind of like, you know,
he's always been a man in his word, and you know,
(00:35):
it was it was a tough conversation for sure, but
you know, at the end of the day we both
understood and you know, understand where I was coming from,
understand where he was coming from as well.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
So and we got we got to this point now.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
So how much how excited did that make you for
a change? And what do you feel you're gonna add here?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
I was excited for sure.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
What I think I'm gonna add is just you know
they already you know, they already proven that you know,
they can win. They win the NFC Championship last year.
I'm just coming to add my little dog mentality and
just contribute to the offense and any expect they.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Need me to.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
Nikki Hi Devo, I know you mentioned in your your
post with the players for being that Washington was one
of the top places that you would want to go to.
Why was that?
Speaker 5 (01:22):
Why?
Speaker 4 (01:22):
Why did Washington stand out.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
For you one? You know, being in San Francisco. You know,
I like, you know, winners, I like to win. I'm
not one of your big biggest losers. So they went
to the NFC Championship kind of I've been knowing Adam
Peters and Adam Peters for a while, and you know,
I'm just like you know, and what's so crazy's kind
(01:46):
of close to home than what people think.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
You know.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
I was always out there in California. Some of my
family live in Baltimore. You know, they got a good
team for sure, and you know, they was just standing.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Out and just the team's transformation last year, I mean,
obviously I got to think that played a part, right,
and just seeing them become, you know, a good team.
What did you think of that? Just watching from afar?
If you were able to catch much.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
I was catch as much as possible, Brandon, and you
is you know, Jayden's one of Jaden's best friends. So
I kind of I kind of been watching him for
a little minute now because you know me NBA is
so close, but just to see him grow and just
to see how well he played last year, you know,
I was just like, man, like, why not, you know,
so why not try to come over here and try to,
(02:34):
you know.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Help in any aspector that I can.
Speaker 6 (02:39):
Sam, Hey, Deebo, Sam Fortier, Washington Post, Welcome to Washington.
Do you remember when you know, BA kind of put
you onto Jayden or when he first kind of stood
out to you when that was about man.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
This was when he was at LSU.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
This is the ls U and that's all BA used
to talk about. My boy about to win the husband,
my boy about to do this, my boy about to
do that. He won the Heisman, He came to the
league and playing tremendously well.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Like everything I said he that was going to happen,
it happened.
Speaker 6 (03:10):
What is your motivation level considering contract year, new place,
Where where is your head at?
Speaker 3 (03:16):
I'm very motivated, you know, I'm.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Just ready to get back to work.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
I was ready to get around a group of guys
meet with the players, and you know, we just go
from there.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
And hey, Debo, welcome to town.
Speaker 7 (03:32):
I know it's only just happening here. But have you
had any thoughts or talk to Cliff Kingsbury yet about
how he in this offense?
Speaker 3 (03:39):
No, no, I haven't had that meeting yet. Come later
on today for sure. But now we haven't had that
meeting yet. But you know, I played against Cliff a
good bit when he was in Arizona, so I kind of,
you know, I kind of got a little, you know
a little some of what he wanted to.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Do, gotcha.
Speaker 7 (03:55):
And there has been some reporting, uh in recent weeks
about health, you know, your your physical status coming in
wait and turns, things like that. Do you have any
comment or what do you kind of think when these
reports and kind of.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Coming out man that that don't move you? Men?
Speaker 8 (04:12):
Jack, You know you mentioned Adam Peters. Obviously you guys
go back just in the conversations. Obviously you have your
pick of the litter when it comes to teams. Your
conversations with Adam, what kind of drew you to this
franchise besides what they did like, I.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Didn't have conversations with him. Him and my agent was
going back and forth.
Speaker 8 (04:32):
Okay, all right, So then what ultimately drew you to
this franchise, franchise who's been starving for a winner. They
got one last year.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
What drew me is like, like I said, is it's
kind of close to home.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Really good team, you know, really good quarterback. You know,
Terry's been playing you know, the top of his game
for the past six years. So why not want to
come over here and kind of, you know, contribute as
much as I can?
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Thank you God. A Deebo Scott Abraham, ABC seven walcome
to Washington.
Speaker 8 (05:03):
You said you're motivated.
Speaker 6 (05:04):
Where does that come from? Where's the fire? Where's the
motivation come from?
Speaker 8 (05:07):
Debo?
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Really motivated for myself? Like what's so crazy? One of
my brothers called me last night. I was on a
game and he was just like, uh, He's like what
you're doing. I'm like, I'm telling I'm playing the game
right now. He was like, uh, you worked out like
you worked out today. This is the third So it's
not just like me myself being motivated with myself, but
like everybody around me is motivated. Everybody want to see me,
(05:32):
you know, take my game to a level that I
don't think you can go, but uh.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Everybody says it's another level. So let's go. Say I'm
gonna push myself to get the way I need to be.
Speaker 6 (05:41):
The team reworked your contract.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
What did that mean to you?
Speaker 3 (05:45):
That mean a lot by not stepping on the field
for this team, not meeting everybody in the building. It
just it just kind of shows like what they think
and for for me on my end, it's just like,
you know, they put this much trusting me to do
the things they did for us my contract, Like I
can't come in here and let them down, Like I
gotta give it my all. I gotta, you know what
(06:06):
I'm saying, do all the things that I need to
do to be the best version of myself when I
come here.
Speaker 4 (06:11):
Thanks Man, Welcome aboard, David and Harrison.
Speaker 8 (06:16):
Hey, Debo, welcome.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
When you came into the process of finding a new team, right,
I know you say representation did a lot of that
conversation obviously.
Speaker 6 (06:24):
Did you come into it though, with a list of
kind of like a short list.
Speaker 7 (06:27):
Of teams you're interested in?
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Oh, yeah, it was definitely.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
It has to It has to be a list for sure.
So my agent know like who to reach out to,
who not to reach out to. So he asked me
for my top five. I sent this top I sent
my top five, and I'm here ready to work.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Absolutely, yeah, man, And you stand out amongst them, you know,
the players and combines that have been able to cover
you stand out.
Speaker 7 (06:48):
And I remember kind of just your personality shining through
your media session. How have you grown since since that
time to now?
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Tremendously? You know, with time, with times come growth. You
learn from your mistakes. You learn from a lot of things.
So you know, I always try to be myself. I'm
not gonna never, you know, be somebody like try to
be somebody else. I'm always gonna be myself, whether whether
it's up, whether it's down, Like you know, I'm I'm
never gonna be somebody.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
I know I'm not.
Speaker 5 (07:16):
Thanks ask your questions, Donna Hey Devo, Dona Hopkins Pro
Football Plus, Welcome to Washington. At this stage of your
career and as you come into a new organization, what
are the most important things that you want your teammates,
your coaches, and everybody to know about you right now?
Speaker 2 (07:37):
One they get motivated Devo too. You're gonna get a
dog out here.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
I'm ready to come in here and work right alongside
of Terry.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
We got drafted together. Like I just said.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
He you know, he's been playing at a high level
for the past six years. We going on seven, so
they kind of consider us old. But I don't consider
as old. I think these these young legs still moving.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
His body is still working pretty well. I was just
ready to get to work.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Thanks a lot, and welcome to Washington Day Appreciation
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