Houston Texans Media Conference

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Houston, Texas, USA

Scott Quessenberry

Draft Press Conference


SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: Being able to play all three is just something you have to do in the NFL. That's how it works. If you can't play all three, if you're not on the first line, then you're going to miss out quick.

Q. How would you describe those battles between the offensive line and the defensive line throughout training camp and practices?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: They play hard, man. Lovie has them going really good, firing off the ball, playing with good hands, good pad level. It gets chippy every now and then but it's all in good competition.

Q. (Inaudible)?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: His philosophy is great and he's going to be 100 straight with you. If you're playing well or you're doing the right things he's going to tell you. If you're not he's also going to tell you and he's going to tell you if you need to pick it up or keep doing what you're doing. This that, the other. Working with Hop has been great.

Q. (Indiscernible) the leadership and the offensive line, Laremy and Justin and Tytus?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: L.T., J.B., Tytus, they set the example. We go as they go but other guys can step up as leaders, too. There's leaders all across our line -- J-Mac, Max, even down the line, Jimmy, he's in here every day working hard, Charlie as well. It rubs off on guys and we all kind of work together as one.

Q. (Question off microphone)?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: I just think that they have done it before in other places and they've been groomed to be able to play all three positions the interior or all five in the case of some people. I think that's how it's been for them other places coming here as a transition.

Q. Growing up in a football family how competitive were you as brothers?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: Super. Everything we did we competed in, didn't matter if it was putting the tables away from Thanksgiving dinner, or shooting hoops in the back yard. Extremely competitive for sure.

Q. (Question about run blocking).

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: I wasn't here last year, obviously. But as a unit, collectively, I know for a fact we're working together more as one and communicating a lot better and just relying on each other to be in the right place at the right time.

And we had some good runs on Saturday night, and we're going to have the mentality to carry it over into this game against the Rams and the next one and into the regular season.

Q. How would you describe Paul as a fullback?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: Just look at him. He's got the frickin shaved head and he breathes, eats, sleeps fullback; that's him.

Q. How does it speak to his personality?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: It's the perfect fit for him, gritty hard-nosed, doesn't say much, down in the dirt, grinder that he is.

Q. Away from the football field how proud are you of your brothers -- one, beat cancer; one served in the military. How proud does that make you?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: No doubt. They're both really special human beings first. They've overcome a ton of adversity, both of them. My oldest brother just to be where he is today is really incredible. He truly is a survivor. We're thankful for it every day.

My other brother, Paul, just kind of never giving up, never leaving the fight, just staying in it forever and just wanting to do this and chase his dreams is pretty incredible. They're both really special human beings.

Q. (Indiscernible) you said that you all play when your older brother going through what he's going through, that was your motivation to get out there because he couldn't play you all went out and played for him?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: Exactly. Kind of just he was living vicariously through us. And anything that we could do to help him we were trying to do. But ultimately he was his own person and he overcame what he overcame. And it's a heck of a story.

Q. Do you have conversations with him while he was here working through stuff about the city and the team and how everything was?

SCOTT QUESSENBERRY: Yeah, bits and pieces, but the overarching theme of everything is treat every day as if it's your last. I know it's the craziest cliché but he never knew if he was going to play football again.

And secondly, no day is going to be worse than the days he's gone through. So every day you get up healthy is a blessing and get to come out here and play football.

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