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" Here in Washington State, I've supported efforts to provide our law enforcement with the proper training and resources required to meet their changing and demanding needs of their job. In doing so, I feel that the community and the law enforcement relationship will gratefully benefit from a renewed sense of responsibility and accountability. "

Doug Baldwin

Job

Relationship

" I play football because I love the game and I put everything into it. "

" I didn't have a lot of good film coming out of college. Also, my height didn't help me at all. I ran a decent 40, but no one would call it blazing speed. "

" I care about what's best for everyone around me. "

" I watched a lot of Jerry Rice's film just to learn how to run routes, but it was so difficult to imitate him, and he didn't play with the same body language that I wanted to play with. "

" I'm just trying to be the best Doug Baldwin I can be. "

" I want to know what coverage it is every single time. I want to line up and be able to read what the defense is trying to do to me so I can get open. "

Doug Baldwin

Time

Know

" As a human being, when I see things going on in my community, I feel compelled to do something, to say something. "

" I've got a chip on my shoulder, and honestly, I've always had it, but I don't think about it in those terms, like I'm trying to be better than this guy or that guy. It just helps keep me focused. "

Doug Baldwin

Always

Trying

" My motivation comes from the plays I didn't make. "

" I've just stopped worrying about what the game plan looks like, how many targets am I going to have in a game, all of the stuff that would distract me when having fun out there on the football field. It's allowed me to be less stressed and enjoy my teammates more and go out there with a loose mentality and have more fun. "

Doug Baldwin

Football

Having Fun

" Change is inevitable, change will always happen, but you have to apply direction to change, and that's when it's progress. "

" I don't know how to put this, but to some people, the NFL is basically modern-day slavery. Don't get me wrong - we get paid a lot of money. There's a sense of 'shut up and play,' that this is entertainment for other people. Then, when we go out in public, we're like zoo animals. We're not human beings. "

" Instincts are learned on the football field through experience. It's vital in sports because things happen so rapidly that you have to rely on your instincts at times to make quick decisions. "

" I take pride in my craft, and I work extremely hard. "

" As a human, I feel extremely compelled to use my platform and my influence in whatever way for the benefit and not just for my sole benefit. "

" Honestly, I think the combine is a waste of time. The effort should be in film watching, physicals, and mental evaluations. "

" If you can play football, you can play football. Measurables at the combine don't change that. "

" We play a very violent sport, and sometimes it leads to a lot of emotion, a lot of testosterone getting built up, and it comes out in various ways. "

" I feel like I am a better person because of my struggles, because of my challenges and persevering through them and realizing the mistakes that I've made, correcting them. "

" I read a lot. I try to gain as much knowledge as I possibly can and listen to people, because I don't know what I don't know. "

" I appreciate the fans who come out here, and they support us, but it's football. We're not saving lives. We're not police officers. We're not doctors. We're football players, first and foremost. If you want to stop watching the game because a guy feels strongly about a very serious topic that's going on in our society, then that's your choice. "

" If you take a step back and you look at the overall picture, there's a lot of teams in this league that could use a quarterback of Colin Kaepernick's ability. "

" It's easy in this world, in this business, to get caught up and get jealous of people. "

" Honestly, I don't believe in luck. "

" I'm a religious man. I believe in God. "

" I support Kam Chancellor as a person. "

" Communities have changed. Our society is changing. Sometimes I feel like our law enforcement, the public services, they don't have enough resources to keep up with the changes that we see in our society. "

" You're always fighting the demons. "

" Individuals have a right to freedom of speech. "