Rock Ya-Sin - CB, lions Event: Press Conference | Date: 2026-09-13 | Full transcript (primary source).
Rock Ya-Sin, a cornerback for the Lions, addressed the media during a press conference following the team's recent game on September 13, 2026. He reflected on the challenges faced during the match and the importance of finishing strong despite a less-than-perfect performance from the secondary.
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Ya-Sin: We just tried to finish the game, man. I knew it was a big play. When it went for two, we knew it was like, you know, it was all money in, like B.J. said. But it was just, it wasn't our cleanest game as a secondary. But we just happened we were able to finish it with a win. Still the emotion come out of you at the end there. You're usually pretty sore, you know, like this one means so much to you. Just to finish it, man, like I said, it wasn't our cleanest game as a secondary. Personally, it definitely wasn't my cleanest game. That first drive or second drive coming out in the second half, you know, I wasn't playing my best. So it was just, it felt good to just finish it. Finish it on the right note.
Ya-Sin: Second half, it seemed like you guys came out with some fire right there. What changed midway through that third quarter? It was just, you know, they get paid too. They did a good job, changed some things up, and, you know, kind of countering our pressure and things like that. But we just wanted to keep fighting. We knew we had to finish it. You know, we knew that our offense was playing well. We scored some points. We just wanted to finish it, man. Finish it on defense.
Ya-Sin: So the feeling after a game like that, is it like satisfaction or relief? How would you describe it? It's just, you know, the mentality of getting better. Like I said, we all know on the defensive side of the ball, it wasn't our cleanest game, especially in the second half. So we want to clean these things up and just, you know, but a win is a win, and this league is hard to win. Wins are hard to come by. So we just want to keep getting better.
Ya-Sin: Rob, what did you say about you guys that you took this thing down to the last play and you just pulled it out of the way? It just showed a mentality, that finished mentality. That, you know, so long as the clock's still ticking, we're always in a fight. And I'm proud of the way we competed to end the game. But like I said, it's a lot of things we need to clean up.
Ya-Sin: What was it more about the agent in the second half, or did you get paid for making some money? No, just, it was, you know, they get paid. They did a good job, you know, changing things. But it was us. It was just communication and us just, you know, being on the details of things. And we're on the details, you know, we think we can't be beat. So we just got to be on the details, communication, and just, you know, everybody doing their job. And that's it.
Ya-Sin: Thank you very much.
