Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta reacts to his breakout performance against the Atlanta Falcons.
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00:06 >> Really cool.
00:07 Thanks for the big guys for holding up to allow Jerry to launch that ball down
00:11 the field to me.
00:12 But yeah, it felt like it hung in the air for 15 seconds.
00:16 I was just praying for it to come down.
00:17 And yeah, really cool feeling.
00:20 >> You were the first tight end in NFL history to have 18 catches over his first
00:23 three games of his career.
00:25 What's that mean to you?
00:25 What's allowed you to be so comfortable?
00:28 >> Yeah, I mean, definitely going back to my teammates again.
00:31 Just Jared has a lot of trust in me.
00:33 The line did great today protecting him and allowing him to deliver the ball to me.
00:38 And of course, there's a lot of weapons on this offense.
00:41 So it's not like they can key in on one particular person.
00:44 So spread the ball around, spread the love, and yeah, it's really cool.
00:49 I appreciate the coaches for drawing that one up for me and
00:52 the other ten guys for executing.
00:54 >> I don't know if you're gonna ask this, but I think you set a tight end record for
00:57 most receptions in three games.
00:58 I think you took out Keith Jackson from Philly.
01:00 >> Okay.
01:01 >> Does that do anything for you or do you just-
01:03 >> Yeah, I mean, it's cool.
01:05 Yeah, I mean, it's cool to acknowledge for a little while and then gotta move on.
01:11 We got a game in four days, so gotta get ready for that.
01:14 >> With the game in four days,
01:16 what's it gonna be like now for you guys for the next four days?
01:19 >> It's my first short week, my first time playing on a Thursday night.
01:22 I know that we're practicing tomorrow, so
01:24 definitely gonna have to heal the body and recover as quickly as possible.
01:28 So I'll lean on guys for experience, how they've approached short weeks, and
01:33 go from there.
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