joining us. You've been a busy man as far as going out and
games, making huge catches. You're at the top of the league
and so many receiving categories.
What has it been like for you to make your mark on the NFL?
And your first season as a rookie.
Yeah. It's been a great experience. Having this
opportunity, making this journey go too far,
you know, I could ask my biggest blessing, you know
playing with the people that I'm playing with
you. No just making players with with the group of guys.
You know that I've never really met. That much, you know,
building with new people, you know, just having a, you know,
learning experience in building a memory.
It's interesting because the night you were drafted to
the Bangles, you actually mentioned that you wanted to break all of
the receiving records in Cincinnati. And you're well on
your way to being able to do all of those things. What gave
you the inclination that, that was something
you knew you would be able to do the night. You were drafted.
Yeah, that's just how I go about, you know, handling my
business with football. Um,
you know, if I put my mind to something, I want to put my all
into it, you know, and if I say something, you know, I mean it
with fullest and I want to
achieve Everything I say.
It's interesting cuz we sit in the studio and we're like
I can't believe he made that catch and you're probably
sitting there thinking. Yeah, I made that catch it.
When you look back on the regular season. Give me some
plays that really stand out to you that you even say. Well
like I want to put that on my Ricky highlight reel.
Yeah. Um,
I'll say
that third down catch I had last game. It was look e at to
pass. I caught it over the defender.
My deep catching Detroit. I want to say, I like the route
my Breakaway catch from Kansas
many Clips many more Clips. I can say, but I'm not going to
go that far. Just stick with those three.
I like it. You gave me the top three. That would, that's
perfect. Now we have a top three. We can run the highlight
reel.
Talk take me back to some of the, the big plays because one
thing we always say about the Bengals. Are you guys are very
explosive, the big play Bangles. Is it something that
you're discussing and meetings when you're all together? What
is allowed this offense to be so explosive?
I'm yeah, just having,
you know, the opportunities with receivers in
the quarterbacks been on the same page making the same
throws and catches we do at practice, you know, just doing
any game,
you know, the coaches tell us, you know, that when they see it
in practice, you know, it gives them confidence.
For them to Call of Duty game for. So I'm just being alone
with your quarterback. You know, it's the best thing we
could do right now. So, you know, that's how we stand
alone.
Let's talk more about that quarterback because it's been
fun to see you guys reunited in. The NFL. The night that you
were drafted. What's the conversations that you and your
college quarterback Joe burrow or having about what you want
to
accomplish as Cincinnati Bengals together.
Yeah. So the first thing he told me was to pack my bags.
Michelle is ready to go, of course, but,
you know, he just now I was excited to be back with him.
Get back in. Chemistry, you know, I had so much energy to
waste, you know, ready to get back on.
Phil.
But the first thing we talked about, which is getting our
chemistry back together in time, and now, I know that was
going to be the biggest piece Force.
And how long do you think it took for you to get into
the groove? Where it felt like you were just out there playing
football again and you can make the same catches that you we
seen you make throughout your entire career.
It didn't take too long. You know, it just needed to be,
I just need to be in equipment, full equipment, you know,
feeling feeling the juices, feeling the energy again
just getting back active. So I probably shouldn't take that
long.
I know the preseason wasn't maybe what you would want it to
be. And so when you good deal, With an issue where you're not
performing the way that you want to,
how did you readjust and prepare for the regular season?
You know what stuff, like, that's not going away. You don't have
no control over that, you know,
but besides gets the ball, of course. Yeah,
but you know at all that's going on, you know, I try not
to worry about it, you know, it's just,
you know, get back into my craft feel comfortable. Not not
let anybody bring my confidence down, you know, and
my teammates here was definitely picking me up and
make sure I was, you know, know
my spirits were high. So I couldn't ask for a
better teammates for that.
Okay, let's talk more about those teammates. If you could
just give me a word to describe. Some of the guys that
I'm going to give you a name on offense. Maybe you have
a nickname for him already.
It would be great to give a little more personality to
the guys. We love watching on Sundays. Let's start with your
quarterback, Joe burrow.
Quiet.
He's quite interesting. Why quiet?
We're not on the football field. He's just quiet. You
know, I got I actually got a job with him myself to try to
make them laugh a little bit
but he's always been a quiet person.
It's funny because it seems like the personality is Big
when we see some of the post or the confidence that he exudes
on the field. Let's Duty Higgins.
Behaving School fee.
Why
he wants to be a little comedian, he's funny, you know
and you could dress so
that's my that's my dog right there. May have been kicking
it. A lot. Lately,
Tyler Boyd.
I'ma call him a Jensen. I don't really know what it means. But
I think that's something where he's from.
Okay, I was like, I don't know what that is at all. So, we'll
all get out our dictionary and figure out what that is.
Joe Mixon
mixes. The hype is God. No.
Always bringing the energy always being up,
need more people like them.
What is unique about this team. Where does the confidence exude
from?
confidence came from, you know, just
Having everybody on the same page, one the wind
making sure to add a sphere in a locker room is high and
bright,
you know, in a vet's just staying on top of the younger
cats in here,
making sure that we hold ourselves accountable.
I got to take you back to the locker room celebration after
you clinched a playoff berth at what was that like being able
to get another cigar?
Hang out with the quarterback. You had from college.
Take the Cincinnati Bengals to
a playoff. What was that moment like for you?
Yeah, at that time and moment. Everything was so overwhelming.
I just couldn't Know believe what was going on. You know,
I was one of the biggest completions, you know, I had in
my life just far. So I'm
not just overwhelming the situation, you know, just
sitting back and watching everybody smile and be happy
about it, you know, and then
once you know, I calm down a little bit and then I start to
get excited and felt it. So
it was fun.
How does it compare to having a cigar after a national
championship with their quarterback to headed to
the playoffs in the NFL as a rookie?
Hmm.
That was my first championship. So I do I'm going to say that's
like that's not going to be there yet. So
I'll see how these playoffs goes wrong. Then we gotta ask
me this question later because I want to definitely, right.
Yeah.
Okay, it's been 31 years since Cincinnati's had a playoff when
describe what has to happen. What do the Bengals need to do
to get that victory for the city?
Yeah, we just have to come on. Execute, you know,
we need to execute in a time of matter
and fast as possible. You know, first possession is coming out
fast and, you know, and executing as well. I just said
it, but that's the main thing we need to do.
And how would you describe what you've learned over the course
of your rookie season, Jamar?
Yeah, I'll say I learned a lot, you know, definitely in this
offense,
you know, concept was, you know, just just learning a lot
about this offense, you know, and in the
verbal way, we say things.
So that's been the biggest thing, you know, since I got to
the NFL.
And if you could nicknamed the Bengals offense, what would it
be? We need 10.
Whoo,
since we don't have to say bingo package right now, you
know we come in packages. So
Bingo package.