Wide Receiver Malik Nabers
September 4, 2024
Q: How are you feeling getting ready going into Week One to make your NFL debut?
MALIK NABERS: I feel good. I'm happy to go out there with my teammates, go out there with the offense. Just go out there and do our best.
Q: For you, what's been the biggest difference in preparation for this NFL compared to last year at LSU?
MALIK NABERS: Through the preseason, the game was fast. I'm mostly sure that it's going to be way faster, and the competition level is going to have to rise. I'm just happy to go out there with the team and see what we can do.
Q: A lot has been made about getting your routine set for the season. How's your routine been this week going into the game?
MALIK NABERS: I feel like my routine has been the same throughout my whole career. Continue to work on going up into the game learning what I got to do – that's really it.
Q: Do you think you'll have any nerves, butterflies, any of that, being that it’s your first NFL game?
MALIK NABERS: I'm always going to have butterflies any time I go out there. But I feel like if you're not nervous then you're not ready, you're not prepared. I use that as a theme to go out there and make sure I'm prepared and when I get in the game, just showcase my talent.
Q: You haven't played a regular season game yet, but of course your name is out there. There's going to be a lot of focus on you. How are you embracing this?
MALIK NABERS: I'm embracing it very well. I'm excited to go out there. I'm excited to go catch some touchdowns and do what I can do to help the team, help the offense.
Q: You won't go against (Vikings wide receiver) Justin Jefferson, but you're going to be on the field with a guy that many people feel is the best receiver in the NFL and also a former LSU guy. Is that for you, at all, a measuring stick of where you want to get to?
MALIK NABERS: He's done a great job in his career. He's done a lot of great things for himself, but I'm going to continue to focus on myself and me. Kudos to him. He's been a hell of a good receiver, but I’ll just continue to focus on me.
Q: Have any of the veterans like (wide receiver) Darius (Slayton) or anyone give you any advice for your first game?
MALIK NABERS: No advice, but I always go to them and ask questions. But they always tell me the same thing, ‘It's football. It's the same sport you've been playing for a long time. Go out there, do what you do when you're out there with us. Continue to play fast. Continue to go up and catch the ball. Make plays when I’m out there, too.’
Q: You got a little taste of it in the preseason, but what are you expecting from the fans here at MetLife?
MALIK NABERS: I'm expecting the fans, when I catch a first down or touchdown, they say, ‘Leeeeeeek’!
Q: What do you think of the new uniforms you guys are going to wear?
MALIK NABERS: Hard to drip out. It's going to be hard to drip, but I've got a plan to see what I'm going to do with the drip.
Q: How about the helmet?
MALIK NABERS: The helmet's fire. I love the helmet. The helmet is fire.
