Miami added its third straight veteran in the transfer portal with the addition of TCU's starting C James Brockermeyer. He met with reporters after his first practice to discuss the team's progress:
On why he chose to transfer to Miami: First of all, we’ve got great players here that I’m excited to play with, and along with that, we have an excellent coaching staff. [Offensive line coach Alex] Mirabal has been great to work with and I think my game’s really going to go to the next level with him and being around the players that we’ve got. I think that’s also going to complement me a lot as well. And I think I provide a lot of value to them as well.
On working with offensive line coach Alex Mirabal: He’s got a ton of juice. He’s fired up every day. He is definitely not a guy who’s going any sort of issue getting out of bed in the morning to come to work. … He’s very genuine and has a deep, deep passion for what he does and it’s awesome to watch and be someone who can benefit from it.
On getting to know Miami’s offensive linemen: They’ve been great. I mean, not only are they excellent football players, but they’re also very smart and that’s great to be around, because I can come in and pick their brain and they’re going to shoot me straight and tell me how we do things here. My job is to come in and complement them. They make me better and I can make them better.
On getting to know quarterback Carson Beck: I’ve gotten to know him pretty well. He had us over to his house for the Super Bowl, which was really cool. He took the time, got us food and it was awesome. Anytime a quarterback does something like that for us, we’re very appreciative of him. And we’re excited for the future with him.
On why he chose to transfer to Miami: First of all, we’ve got great players here that I’m excited to play with, and along with that, we have an excellent coaching staff. [Offensive line coach Alex] Mirabal has been great to work with and I think my game’s really going to go to the next level with him and being around the players that we’ve got. I think that’s also going to complement me a lot as well. And I think I provide a lot of value to them as well.
On working with offensive line coach Alex Mirabal: He’s got a ton of juice. He’s fired up every day. He is definitely not a guy who’s going any sort of issue getting out of bed in the morning to come to work. … He’s very genuine and has a deep, deep passion for what he does and it’s awesome to watch and be someone who can benefit from it.
On getting to know Miami’s offensive linemen: They’ve been great. I mean, not only are they excellent football players, but they’re also very smart and that’s great to be around, because I can come in and pick their brain and they’re going to shoot me straight and tell me how we do things here. My job is to come in and complement them. They make me better and I can make them better.
On getting to know quarterback Carson Beck: I’ve gotten to know him pretty well. He had us over to his house for the Super Bowl, which was really cool. He took the time, got us food and it was awesome. Anytime a quarterback does something like that for us, we’re very appreciative of him. And we’re excited for the future with him.
