Jahan Dotson discusses offseason work with AJ Brown during 1st presser as an official Eagles member

never how's the crash course in the Playbook going uh it's been good um been meeting with Amo a lot uh just getting in to the building as much as possible and um trying to get it all down uh it's really it can be challenging you know um going through all of preseason camp OTAs um and learning a a whole different different kind of I call it a language um and then coming here um and picking up a completely different language but um I I look at challenges um and I look at them and I attack them um so me and Amo that's what we've been doing these past couple days uh staying in late hours coming in early hours and uh getting after it what you pick up from from AJ Brown there training sessions what was that what' you pick up from AJ Brown those training sessions um I would say you know the biggest thing is like competing um with him uh you know I I can't do some of the things AJ can do obviously he's uh physically gifted but you know any chance I get pushing myself to compete against him um it was fun um and it's good because you know he's he's one of the best to do in this league um so you know competing with him um and stepping up to the plate every single day I come in to work uh training wise uh it was fun um and I I looked forward to it every day uh he pushed me I pushed him um so it was cool he said you reached out to he said he reached out to his trainer to to get into those sessions why' you do that and how'd that come about yeah I mean um a couple years back I I went down there um and I was training with Coach Joey uh and AJ had already he had a relationship with him he coached him in high uh in college um but yeah I saw AJ in there one day um and you know after a couple weeks uh we kind of started to work out a together a little bit and then this past year was We we were really working out together really running together pushing each other uh competing with each other so I guess as time went on it kind of build it and build it up uh to us really competing with each other and working out with each other what Johan what's it like being home um and being able to play in this area for the first time in your career and also to be with saquin who you know from Lehigh Valley since high school yeah um it's really cool um in so many aspects I feel like my family uh super close they can come to games whenever um and then I I feel like the Lehi Valley has done me so well um they've supported me all throughout Little League High School um so being so close to them they can get the games really cool um and then you know I feel like for me this is like really cliche but Pennsylvania has never done me wrong uh I came here I excelled in Little League High School uh went to college here um so being back here is kind of refreshing a littleit bit um and being back home is always fun uh I truly love being around here in the atmosphere um so yeah um ready to put on for for the green and white as a follow to that what do you recall about when saquan was at whiteall before he was at Penn State when he was at at whiteall yeah um I played saquin my freshman year at High School uh his senior year at White Hall um they beat us pretty bad you know he looked like an NFL running back in his senior year high school which was crazy but um it it was pretty cool and we kind of built the relationship from there um him going to Penn State uh me going to Penn State you know we communicated throughout that and then you know our battles uh through NFC um division games was pretty cool uh seeing him put on from the sideline and then me doing my thing um just knowing that you know we were two people who kind of made it from you know very small area where a lot of people don't make it to this stage uh it was it really awesome to see and you know we're we're just trying to do our best every single day exchange last year you had I guess that was last year the Jersey exchange where you guys already each other messages what was your message to him that day you remember um that was two years ago my rookie year um but yeah you know uh just representing the the 610 um and you know just putting on uh that's really what we're doing uh putting on for where we come from uh because like I said it's such a small community and a lot of people don't get this opportunity that high school game when you said he looked like an NFL running back is there anything specific you remember um no he got killed so I don't I try to forget those times but uh yeah it was pretty cool to just compete with him and uh yeah John it's it's early but how do you feel this offense highlights your strength um yeah you you started with a great point it's early um right now I'm just trying to figure out my role in this offense um really learning The Playbook is is my biggest thing right now um we still have a a good amount of time till week one uh so making sure that I'm comfortable uh in the Playbook and making sure that I'm able to to play fast as possible um that that's my biggest Focus right now aside from your time with Aon the you know you uh look at film and see you know what placement you might have on the field do you also um in terms of teams and their analytics do you do you take that into your approach do you do you look at what you like take that kind of into information and see how it might apply to you um yeah uh that and that's a a week to week Thing game planning um with the different teams that we're going to face the different Corners we're going to see um but yeah right now I'm I'm just trying to figure out what I'm doing on each and every play um that that's really my main focus right now um and then you know the game plan it comes uh week to week like I said um and knowing your opponent that's a big thing knowing what the other guy across from you likes to do um how you can attack them um so that's things that I'm going to get into on a on a week toe basis but right now I'm just focusing on playing fast and we'll do a CLE more we'll get Devon aside from that extra time with Aaron Morehead what else have you done like what's been your process to learn this Playbook sticking in it as long as possible um being in it day in and day out um even when I go home uh it doesn't stop uh just so I I can be comfortable when I'm on the field um and I can play as fast as possible uh getting those hours in with with Amo is is big for me um just because I'm so behind in the learning curve but you know it it's not only the time that I'm in here it's it's when I go home I got to put it on myself to to Really prepare um and make sure that I'm I'm good when I get in here it's only been a few days but what have you learned about Jaylen Herz uh you know in this short period that maybe it didn't notice when you were in Washington um he's a leader um and you know he he has lot of weapons around him um we know he's going to make good decisions um but yeah building a relationship with him is is big uh just because he is the the guy who's going to be leading us this year um so yeah every chance I get to to build that relationship I'm going to do so um and continue to to try to be be more comfortable with him uh make sure that I know where he wants me to be on certain plays um and different things like that so building a relationship I feel like is the biggest biggest key for for me uh throughout these couple weeks speaking to us how he referenced the amount of they did on you coming out of the draft a what do you remember from that and and B the Eagles were in that range before trading for AJ did you think coming here out of the draft is a possibility um I had no idea honestly um when it comes to the draft you you honestly have no idea where you're going to go uh you just got to be prepared for everything um so you know I heard talks uh about maybe coming back home but you know different things happen um but yeah I I was ready for any any outcome that that came about than you got