Monday Media Transcript: DL Leonard Williams

DL Leonard Williams -- November 18, 2019

Q: Did you get a chance to catch up with some personal stuff? It was the first time you’ve had a breather since the trade.
A: Yeah, it was my first time having two bye weeks in one year and I definitely had some time off to catch up with everything that’s been going on. It’s been a fast two weeks. A lot’s been going on in the two weeks before the bye week.

Q: You talk about catching up, how’s that transition going?
A: Its going well. It’s been really well. I’ve been enjoying my coaches, enjoying my teammates, everyone has been accepting me in pretty well. I feel like I pretty much already know the playbook now at this point. The first week or two weeks, it was like—actually the very first week—I felt like I was a little hesitant on the field just because I was thinking about plays in the back of my head and stuff like that, to where now I’m more fluent with what I’m doing. I know the guys, so I can walk around and joke around with some of the guys, which is important.

Q: What did you see out there today coming back from the bye as far as the energy level and the demeanor? Is everyone just ready to go and get back?
A: Yeah, I think there was a great energy. I was impressed with how the guys came out here ready to go for practice. You could tell guys weren’t holding their head down or coming out here lackadaisical or lazy. It seemed like guys were ready to finish the season strong, and they came back with the intention and it showed in practice.

Q: Did you get a chance to watch your old teammates yesterday?
A: The Jets? Yeah, I watched them. I tried to watch a bunch of the games yesterday.

Q: What did you think? They’ve won a couple in a row.
A: I mean, that’s good for them. I mean, that’s good for every team that won yesterday. I’m not a part of them, just like any other team that played yesterday. I’m part of the Giants now and focused on what we have to do.

Q: How desperate is this team for a win?
A: I think it’s important that we get a win as quickly as possible. As important as it is to get a win as quickly as possible, I think it’s important to stack a win as well, like getting two wins back-to-back would be really important and it would be good for the team’s morale and going forward for the rest of the season.