Josiah Trotter - , buccaneers Event: Press Conference | Date: 2026-09-17 | Full transcript (primary source).
On September 17, 2026, Josiah Trotter addressed the media during a press conference for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The conference focused on the team's preparation and strategies ahead of their upcoming game, highlighting the dynamics of their offensive play and the challenges posed by their opponents.
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Trotter: So guys Yeah Yeah, it's nice, I mean I think we're an athletic bunch We just try to open up the playbook for zero, you know, let him call what he can what he can call and you know help us You know put us in the best position at the same time You know We gotta we gotta do we can to put him in a good position to you know to be able to call all those all those fun things so yeah, it's nice that we're all an athletic group of guys that You know, we're gonna do what's called, you know, oh gosh think Since these guys, I mean Deline wise to say it every week, you know, there's no bad D lines But I'm giving Baker time to dice these guys up is gonna be huge there they're a big penetrating front a little bit different than then Cincinnati Cincinnati big, you know more more readers, but Kind of from the the Niners family. They're they're they're big penetrators. So if we can you know, gash them That'd be it's gonna be great. She's gonna open things up for us Yeah Yeah I don't That's it. It's it's it's it's it's a tough one. It's a stress on Baker I mean you come in the huddle breathing a little bit you had to go, you know Run a run back and forth, but I mean, you know nobody really really plans for that's kind of worse You know worst-case scenario is working, you know, the headset was working pregame So we kind of had to make two on the fly and I think Baker handed as well as he could have, you know Just yeah trying to I remember breaking the huddle and there's like five six seconds left You're like, all right, we got a you know, and he you know, he'd kind of get through the cadence Just just you know, I think the tackles we're looking at to you know, Graham's trying to make a call But it's like get down to 2-1. You're like, I'm kind of like let's go. Let's go. Let's go Yeah, they know they know to timing wise but We got through it and Yeah, that's that was tough. That's not really what you know what we're expecting. But yeah, bait King, you know He handled it like a pro and got us through it Yeah, absolutely Yeah, they don't got they don’t got miles anymore but Yeah, I brought in brought in Jared. There's a really good pass rusher a big strong kid big power guy Yes me a fun matchup. I can't wait saw him in LA last year We were slinging the rock that game that wasn't you know hopefully a little more a little more mixed mixed D&D and mixed mixed play calls this time around but um Yeah, always a fun matchup But yeah, good good good D line. It's gonna be a fun game Yeah Yeah, yeah, I think it's I think it's huge I mean the Bucks fans are are incredible They always they always show up and show out and it's gonna be it's gonna be fun to get back out there You know all of us all of us together all of us healthy like back in front of back in front of the Tampa crowd No, no, it's all good. Oh good No, I'm just kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. Go ahead. Go ahead. I don't know No, it's all good. It's all good to be to be back out there and move around full speed and everything like that Like it was good Yeah Yeah, I mean it's it's it's pretty awesome to see Buck kind of get back doing his thing Which is watching be a joystick, you know, that's his that's his that's his game And it's always impressive to watch and it's fun. It's so fun to block form Thanks guys. Yep
Trotter: What's up? Good. How are you? Yeah, I think just you know, I'm just start some practice, you know practice film study from that standpoint and you know Getting this practice reps, you know, also getting mental reps headed the game and just going from there So I think she's like building confidence from that No, I was only like much nerves more just like, you know You're anxious you want to go play but you know I try not to think about the game too much like going into it Just do other things to keep my mind off of it and you know, my dad always tells me, you know Don't play the game before it starts. So just try to keep my mind off things and I go out there. Just try to be myself Yeah, no, he's just happy he's just happy, you know, he's with some of my his friends and like, you know Just family stuff like that. So he was just happy, you know, just about the game and everything like that And then just knowing that we gotta go back to drawing board things to clean up and still continue to get better at so, you know Just coaching me up and stuff like that You know, he's just happy he's told me congratulations and everything like that just you know being happy and I told me a good job Yeah Yeah, you know just not only just watching them, you know, obviously they have a QB that's been you know Around for a long time and he's coming back playing football been off a while But you know, he still has it, you know He can't let him just go out there and just throw the ball around and lay down and know they have a good running back You know, they got some good rookies that they drafted, you know, especially for the wide receiver spot So we can't let those guys get going and you know, we got control the run game Oh, yeah, no doubt man if he's well, he's willing, you know, he's willing to do it, you know And that's part of the scheme, you know, especially with the head coach. That's the OC You know, it's part of the scheme is willing is able to do it. I feel like enough to be able to do it So yeah, that's definitely something that we obviously think about Yeah, we just had just executed a play call just came out executing a play call and me and can't see just trying to Work off each other off that and just trying to get one each other free and then just after that just having a rush playing After that, so just really trying to execute a call with the can see on that one. So yeah Yeah, of course, I think as a player like, you know, especially defensive player You want to help change the mental games or just make big plays in general So but yeah, no, definitely, you know makes me want to make more and more plays like that to help my team But just you know bless and thankful just I was able to make the play help my team and any type of way To try to win a football game Like right after I Don't know there's a bunch of people right there. I think he told me good job I it was so many people and so much going on. I was thinking about I'm not even sure He could have told me good job right after I'm not sure there's there's a lot going on in that moment Yeah, just super pumped I mean, you know, it's my first time running out there I just don't want to see the crowd the energy just what it is like on a home game And you know, I was able to get a taste of a preseason Which was like, you know a great, you know a great crowd to do on a preseason game So just want to see the energy the crowd and what it's like Man just you know happy for blessed and I had the opportunity not just be to do that But doing in my first game Man, just knowing that you know a lot of time was put in and you know Just get glory to God, you know the opportunity that have gone that football field to play this game and organization to pick me Just go out there real play, you know and do it for my guys do for teammates Yeah Yeah preseason that was the first thing I was looking for once the offense scored You know just getting ready for the cannons cuz I remember when I was younger I don't remember much cuz I was so young but that's the only thing I remember being a tempo was the cannons. Yeah No, no, no, I never I didn't show about that's honestly I didn't I didn't never even thought about that stat Honestly, but no, I just so me and him were just both happy that you know It was able to happen and everything. Yeah So what time oh Yeah, oh, yeah, no doubt yeah Yeah, we were talking about all week obviously and then during the game and then after the game, you know Obviously, we knew what it was after the game once we won. So yeah
