Seattle Seahawks defensive end L.J. Collier joined 710 ESPN Seattle’s Tom, Jake and Stacy on Thursday to detail his offseason heading into the second year of his NFL career.
“I’m feeling good, man, I’m feeling great,” Collier said. “I’m in way better shape now and (have been) looking forward to this year’s camp. I’ve been having a good camp so far and I’m really enjoying it. I’m glad to just be able to be out there doing stuff with everybody else rather than be on the sideline watching.”
In his second year, the Seahawks plan for Collier to occasionally play defensive tackle in addition to his designated defensive end position. Collier expressed his satisfaction with this decision.
“I like it. I’m being flexible with both, so I’m just ready to be wherever they need me and I’ll be there and that’s just the whole point,” he said. “I really want to be able to play everything that way if they need a man up, I can be that guy.”
Collier stated that he will block out the noise from detractors and only focus on what he can control to help his team win.
“One thing about me is I’m going to be here, I’m going to play hard regardless of what people think of me,” Collier said. “And people can think what they want, that’s their opinion, they can say what they want. All I know is at the end of the day, I’m going to go out there and do whatever I can to help this team win and I’m going to play my hardest, I’m going to give my all . . . People have called me out my whole life and I’ve made it this far and I’m going to continue to go farther. I’m not happy with my situation, I want to do more, I want to go farther. I haven’t proved anything and I have a lot to prove.”
Fans can only wait to see what the on-field results of Collier’s offseason will look like.
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