CB Eli Apple
October 11, 2017
Q: What do you know about the situation with cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and what are your thoughts on it?
A: I just heard about it just now, so I know just as much as you know, honestly.
Q: You just heard about it when you came into the locker room now?
A: Yeah.
Q: What did you see going on before halftime on the sideline during Sunday’s game?
A: I don’t even know, I was on the field before halftime.
Q: Did Head Coach Ben McAdoo tell the team about Rodgers-Cromartie’s suspension before practice or at a meeting?
A: No, he just told us to go hard in practice.
Q: Did you realize Rodgers-Cromartie wasn’t there in practice?
A: Yeah, I guess. I was just, like, looking around and I didn’t see 41.
Q: Are you disappointed?
A: I’m not disappointed at all. We’re just going to play as hard as we can with whoever’s out there.
Q: Do you feel that the team is off the rails?
A: I don’t think so. I think the leaders on this team, they’re not going to let anything like that happen. And it’s just about us going out on the field and competing hard.
Q: Is it shocking to hear that a teammate has walked away from the team and been suspended?
A: A little bit. But it is what it is. I don’t understand everybody’s situation. Everybody’s going through a little something. But you just do your part and do whatever they tell you to do, just try to do it to the best of your ability.
Q: Was there any indication that Rodgers-Cromartie was going to leave the team?
A: I just try to stay in my lane, man, that’s all I do. I didn’t even know, I was just staying in my lane.
Q: Did you get any sense that Rodgers-Cromartie was frustrated with his role?
A: I don’t think it was anything like that. You’ll have to talk to him to find that out.
Q: Do you feel like there is a little more certainty with your situation on the team now?
A: I just stay in my lane, that’s all I do.
Q: Do you expect to start this week?
A: I expect to just go hard when I’m out there on the field.
Q: Have you heard much about playing in Denver and the altitude there?
A: Yeah, you’ve just got to make sure you control your breathing.
Q: Do you think this team has some fight left in them?
A: Oh, for sure. As long as there are players out there, we’re going to always have fight.
