Camp Report: Damari Brown

Miami resumed fall practice on Friday in preparation for the season opener against Notre Dame on Sunday, August 31st.

After practice, DB Damari Brown shared his thoughts on the Friday’s practice.

… on his 2024 injury season

“It was a big, unexpected injury,” said Brown. “But, you know, things happen for the better. I just trusted the process, seeing everything through a different lens. I was able to help coach and just be another voice to the guys out there. Once I was able to get on my feet, I even traveled to some away games because I was still engaged heavily. I loved that team last year and this team, we have a lot of potential this year. … I just tried to stay engaged as much as possible throughout that rehab process and just don’t look back.”

… on leadership in the room

“About a week in I would say we’re doing good overall being communicators. But I would say Keionte Scott, he’s a veteran. I think he’s going on his fifth year. We look up to him. He sets good examples every day with his energy. I try to lead by example in the corner room. I feel like we have a lot of guys with experience that the younger guys look up to, so I feel like that’s going to be a help this year.”

… on DC Corey Hetherman’s system

“The ball is the number one emphasis on this defense. Even if it’s punching at it, stripping it, strip attempts. When the ball’s in the air, it’s ours or nobody’s. That’s a big motto in the secondary room. It’s a good job of emphasis he’s put on it since he got here in January about the ball [being] the most important thing. And no matter how, we need to get it. We have to get it at the end of the day.”

“Just being on one page at the pre-snap, during the play with motioning, just being on one page as soon as that ball snaps and knowing there’s going to be a lot of moving pieces and we have to be ready for that; being on one page, no matter what the offense throws at us. We’ll be ready.”

GO CANES!