Bengals Right Tackle Amarius Mims on Injury, Joe Burrow and Health

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00:00We don't know what it is, I guess, but no, man, we're working through it.

00:04I say it's feeling better and it's just about just keep believing in the coaches

00:09and keep believing in the training staff.

00:12And I'm going to go out there and give them all every time I'm out there.

00:14So like I said, it's something I got to fight through and that's what I'm going

00:18to continue doing.

00:19You jam it, blocking someone or hit a helmet or?

00:21Man, that's a lot of stuff.

00:22I don't even want to go in depth about it.

00:24But I mean, like I said, I'm just going to look like I'm going to keep on practicing,

00:28keep on fighting through it.

00:29I'm going to keep on, like I said, following the plan of what the coaches have

00:32and what the trainers have.

00:33And then, you know, my job is to protect number nine.

00:36So that's what I'm going to do to the best of my ability.

00:38Is your goal to play Thursday?

00:40Yes, sir.

00:41Is your goal to play Thursday?

00:42Yes, sir.

00:42I think everybody thought camp was off to a really good start for you.

00:45Do you hate to miss days?

00:47Yeah, I feel like everybody hates to miss days.

00:50Like I said, I never want to see another man having to take my workload during practice.

00:53But like I said, man, you know, sometimes it happens.

00:55And, you know, like I said, going forward, I'm going to do the best

00:59if I can to get back 100%.

01:00And, you know, we're just going to go from there.

01:02Marius, you talked about how after practice,

01:04you said he was putting different D linemen, different gaps.

01:07What have you seen from the defensive line so far?

01:09Like I said, man, I see consistency, man.

01:11No matter who it is, I feel like the guys understand the plan

01:13and know what they're doing.

01:14And like I said, they're executing very well.

01:16So, like I said, I'm very proud of the defensive side of the ball

01:19and what they're going to be doing this year.

01:21What has impressed you the most so far about Shamar?

01:24Like I said, man, dude's an athlete.

01:25Like I said, he just does unnatural things that I've ever seen.

01:28Like I said, somebody who's 21 years old do.

01:31Like I said, I was in his shoes last year.

01:33I know the pressure that he's going to have to face this year.

01:35And, you know, just run through that door and hit it right in the face, man.

01:37Like I said, we're depending on him.

01:39I know he's going to do a great job.

01:41The defense stopped the ones on the first period today

01:43and then didn't stop you again the rest of practice.

01:46How did you feel about how the first team offense was?

01:48Like I said, man, we got a great quarterback who's our leader,

01:51who's going to – if we stall out the first drive, I can promise you,

01:54I don't care who we're playing, I feel like he's going to get his mind right.

01:57We're going to get our mind right, and we're going to go out there and execute.

01:59So, like I said, that's just half of what you're going to see.

02:01So, like I said, with nine back there, man, just expect the unexpected.

02:05We're going to – like I said, if we stall out, I promise you,

02:08it won't happen too many more times.

02:10I'll tell you that.

02:11It seems like the offensive line took – with each score, you know,

02:15you guys took even bigger and bigger joy in that.

02:18What's it mean about that?

02:19A hundred percent, man.

02:20Like I said, man, it's always good seeing one of our guys score.

02:22Like I said, the O-line, we don't really get a big praise in that.

02:25Like I said, we just know we got to do our job.

02:27Like all everybody see is just the receiver scoring,

02:30the quarterback throwing the ball, or the running back scoring.

02:32But like I said, I feel like the O-line is a big part of that.

02:34Like I said, we the one that got to stop a 300-pound man running at us full speed

02:38while we're going backwards for him to even get the ball.

02:40So, of course we're going to be excited, you know,

02:42because we know that our work caused that play to happen.

02:45So, I feel like the run game is getting 100% better, man.

02:49Like I said, we're buying to the plan that Scott's teaching us.

02:52And like as we go on, man, we're just going to keep getting better.

02:55Coach Peters recently said about you something to the effect of it's not good

02:59enough for you just to block guys.

03:01You've got to dominate them with your ability.

03:03Yeah.

03:04Is that a message for you?

03:05A hundred percent, man.

03:06A lot of coaches be looking like, man, why are you mad?

03:09I'm like, coach, you got to understand, man, my standard is up here.

03:12Like no matter if I win the rep or not, if I take a bad set and win the rep,

03:15I'm still going to be mad about it because I'm just fighting for perfection, man.

03:18I got guys like Orlando who, like I said, he's harping on me to be the best I can be.

03:22So, I know if something isn't up to the standard,

03:24I'm going to uphold myself to that standard.

03:27Coach was also talking about, you know,

03:29you understand and playing through pain and what you are capable of.

03:32Yeah.

03:33I mean, he mentioned that specifically.

03:34Is that something that you guys have had a lot of conversations about?

03:36And how do you do that?

03:38How do you build that?

03:39Man, it's a game of physical violence.

03:42Honestly, like I said, it's a game where you can beat another man and not go to jail for it.

03:45So, I mean, I'm going to be in pain every day for the rest of my life as long as I play football.

03:50But, you know, some stuff you just got to fight through for the greater good of the team

03:53and just hope, you know, we win that game that I'm hurting.

03:56So, like I said, man.

03:57Do you have to learn how to do that though?

03:58Oh, yeah.

03:58Like you have to learn how to fight through pain better?

04:00Like is that a thing?

04:01A hundred percent, a hundred percent, a hundred percent.

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